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Geriatric Emergencies

I Murdoch (Autor)

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296 Seiten
2014
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Hersteller)
978-1-118-65564-1 (ISBN)
CHF 79,95 inkl. MwSt
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* A practical handbook designed for easy referral whilst in the working environment with a focus on easily accessible clinical information. * Each chapter will contain algorithms and diagnostic pathways (where relevant and evidence based) that will be quick to find in the acute situation.
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.

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

Preface, vii Acknowledgements, ix List of Abbreviations, xi 1 Introduction to geriatric emergency medicine, 1 2 Essentials of assessment and management in geriatric emergency medicine, 9 3 Special skills in geriatric emergency medicine, 30 4 Vulnerable adults and elder abuse, 51 5 Chest pain and atrial fibrillation, 62 6 Dyspnoea, 85 7 Infection and sepsis, 100 8 Falls and immobility, 112 9 Syncope, 127 10 Dizziness, 137 11 Major trauma, 146 12 Fractures and back pain, 158 13 Skin trauma, 179 14 Head injury, 188 15 Abdominal emergencies, 200 16 Diabetic and environmental emergencies, 220 17 Acute kidney injury and metabolic emergencies, 230 18 Delirium, 242 19 Stroke and transient ischaemic attack, 256 Index, 273

Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 666 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Geriatrie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Notfallmedizin
ISBN-10 1-118-65564-8 / 1118655648
ISBN-13 978-1-118-65564-1 / 9781118655641
Zustand Neuware
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