Geriatric Emergency Medicine
This book discusses all important aspects of emergency medicine in older people, identifying the particular care needs of this population, which all too often remain unmet. The up-to-date and in-depth coverage will assist emergency physicians in identifying patients at risk for adverse outcomes, in...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer
2018.
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| Colección: | Springer eBooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38028347*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Profiles of older patients in the emergency department
- 2. Triage of elderly patients
- 3. High-risk presentations in the elderly
- 4. Trauma in the elderly
- 5. Dementia and delirium
- 6. Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- 7. Detection of older people with increased risk of adverse health outcomes after an emergency visit
- 8. Interventions to improve outcomes for elderly patients discharged from the emergency department
- 9. Pathophysiology of severe sepsis in the elderly: clinical impact and therapeutic considerations
- 10. Drug-related problems in the elderly.
