{"product_id":"geriatric-emergencies-isbn-9781118655573","title":"Geriatric Emergencies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeriatric Emergencies\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical guide to the common conditions affecting older patients who present in an emergency to hospital or primary care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeriatric Emergencies\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface, vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements, ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations, xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to geriatric emergency medicine, 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Essentials of assessment and management in geriatric emergency medicine, 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Special skills in geriatric emergency medicine, 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Vulnerable adults and elder abuse, 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Chest pain and atrial fibrillation, 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Dyspnoea, 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Infection and sepsis, 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Falls and immobility, 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Syncope, 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Dizziness, 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Major trauma, 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Fractures and back pain, 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Skin trauma, 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Head injury, 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Abdominal emergencies, 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Diabetic and environmental emergencies, 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Acute kidney injury and metabolic emergencies, 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Delirium, 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Stroke and transient ischaemic attack, 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIona Murdoch, Emergency Medicine ST3, East of England Deanery, Cambridge, UK\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSarah Turpin, Geriatric Medicine ST5, South East Scotland Deanery, Edinburgh, UK\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBree Johnston, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief for Education, Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlasdair MacLullich, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEve Losman, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, MI, USA\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeriatric Emergencies\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical guide to the common conditions affecting older patients who present in an emergency to hospital or primary care.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeriatric Emergencies\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989285880037,"sku":"NP9781118655573","price":63.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118655573.jpg?v=1761783520","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/geriatric-emergencies-isbn-9781118655573","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}