Geriatric Emergency Medicine Principles and Practice

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Product details:

• ISBN 10: 1139862677
• ISBN 13: 9781139862677 
• Author: Joseph H. Kahn
  

As the global geriatric population continues to grow, an increasing proportion of people reporting to emergency departments are elderly. The work-up of these patients uses more time and resources than that of younger patients, and is complicated by the fact that acute disease often presents more subtly, without the outward manifestations typically seen in younger patients. This volume focuses on the unique pathophysiology of the elderly, presenting guidelines for resuscitation, evaluation and management. The first section discusses general principles including demographics, pharmacology and pain management. The following sections cover high-risk chief presenting complaints and review geriatric emergencies. Finally, topics of particular relevance in the geriatric population are discussed, including functional assessment, end-of-life care, financial considerations and abuse. This book provides a comprehensive, practical framework for community and academic emergency medicine practitioners, as well as emergency department administrators striving to improve delivery of care to this vulnerable, growing population.

Table contents:

Section 1: General principles
1. Overview of geriatric emergency medicine
2. The geriatric emergency department
3. General approach to the geriatric patient
4. Resuscitation of the elderly
5. Pharmacology in the elderly
6. Generalized weakness in the elderly
7. Management of trauma in the elderly
8. Pain management in the elderly

Section 2: Common high-risk presentations in the elderly
9. Chest pain in the elderly
10. Dyspnea in the elderly
11. Abdominal pain in the elderly
12. Altered mental status in the elderly
13. Syncope in the elderly
14. Dizziness in the elderly
15. Headache in the elderly
16. Back pain in the elderly

Section 3: Systems
17. Eye, ear, nose, and throat emergencies in the elderly
18. Neurological emergencies in the elderly
19. Pulmonary emergencies in the elderly
20. Cardiovascular emergencies in the elderly
21. Gastrointestinal emergencies in the elderly
22. Genitourinary and gynecologic emergencies in the elderly
23. Rheumatologic and orthopedic emergencies in the elderly
24. Infectious diseases in the elderly
25. Hematologic and oncologic emergencies in the elderly
26. Psychiatric emergencies in the elderly
27. Metabolic and endocrine emergencies in the elderly

Section 4: Special topics
28. Alternative geriatric care and quality metrics
29. Functional assessment of the elderly
30. Palliative and end-of-life care in the emergency department
31. Social services and case management
32. Falls and fall prevention in the elderly
33. Financial issues in geriatric emergency care
34. Elder mistreatment

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