Geriatric emergencies : a discussion-based review / / edited by Amal Mattu, Shamai A. Grossman, Peter L. Rosen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910136756603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-118-75333-X; 1-118-75326-7; 1-118-75331-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (451 p.)
• Collana: Current Topics in Emergency Medicine
• Disciplina: 618.97/025
• Soggetti: Medical emergencies; Geriatrics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 General assessment of the elderly patient; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 2 Physiologic changes with aging; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Cardiovascular system - a tired pump, hardened pipes, and frayed wires; Pulmonary - decreased endurance and a decrease in oxygen tension; Renal - a loss of mass, altered drug sensitivity; Hematology/immunology - waning defenses, dull weaponsNeurologic - preserved attention, difficulty learning new tricks; Musculoskeletal - keeping it together gets harder to do; Gastrointestinal - slow and uncoordinated; Genitourinary - incontinence is not a given; Endocrine - the salt, sugar, and spice of life; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 3 Functional assessment of the elderly; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision making; References; Chapter 4 Pharmacological issues in the elderly; Section I: Case presentationSection II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Delirium treatment and management; Section IV: Decision ; Making; References; Chapter 5 Altered mental status in the elderly; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 6 Geriatric psychiatric emergencies; Section I: Case Presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Initial workup; Testing; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 7 Acute abdominal pain in the elderly: Surgical causes; Section I: Case presentationSection II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision-Making; References; Chapter 8 Nonsurgical abdominal pain in the elderly; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision-making; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 9 Back pain; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Testing for patients with headache; Treatment; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 10 Headache; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Case resolution; Section III: ConceptsAcute coronary syndrome (ACS); Congestive heart failure; Atrial fibrillation; Pneumonia; Asthma and COPD; Pulmonary embolism; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 11 Dyspnea in the elderly; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case Discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 12 Acute chest pain in the geriatric patient; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Acute coronary syndrome; Atrial fibrillation; Heart failure; Conclusion; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 13 Acute cardiac disease in elder patients