Geriatric Emergencies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Geriatric Emergencies is a practical guide to the common conditions affecting older patients who present in an emergency to hospital or primary care.Beginning with the essentials of history taking and clinical examination, the book covers a comprehensive range of emergencies, emphasizing the different management approaches which may be required in older patients. Common geriatric presentations such as falls, delirium and stroke, are explored in detail in addition to more diverse topics such as abdominal pain, major trauma and head injury. Ethical considerations such as advanced care planning, palliative care and capacity assessment are discussed with practical tips on communicating with patients and their relatives.Geriatric Emergencies provides concise up-to-date guidance to the emergency management of the older patient. It is a recommended resource for all health professionals working in the acute environment, in which a large proportion of patients are aged over 65.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-02-20
Mått:175 x 244 x 23 mm
Vikt:590 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:*Wiley-Blackwell
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781118655573

Utforska kategorier

Klinisk medicin och internmedicin inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Iona Murdoch, Emergency Medicine ST3, East of England Deanery, Cambridge, UKSarah Turpin, Geriatric Medicine ST5, South East Scotland Deanery, Edinburgh, UKBree Johnston, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief for Education, Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USAAlasdair MacLullich, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKEve Losman, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, MI, USA

Innehållsförteckning

Preface viiAcknowledgements ixList of Abbreviations xi1 Introduction to geriatric emergency medicine 12 Essentials of assessment and management in geriatric emergency medicine 93 Special skills in geriatric emergency medicine 304 Vulnerable adults and elder abuse 515 Chest pain and atrial fibrillation 626 Dyspnoea 857 Infection and sepsis 1008 Falls and immobility 1129 Syncope 12710 Dizziness 13711 Major trauma 14612 Fractures and back pain 15813 Skin trauma 17914 Head injury 18815 Abdominal emergencies 20016 Diabetic and environmental emergencies 22017 Acute kidney injury and metabolic emergencies 23018 Delirium 24219 Stroke and transient ischaemic attack 256Index 273