{"product_id":"geriatric-emergencies-isbn-9781118753347","title":"Geriatric Emergencies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe elderly represent the fastest growing segment of the population in developed countries, reflected in the patient population presenting to EDs and hospitals. These patients more often than not have greater co-morbidities, more complicated workups and utilize more laboratory and radiologic services.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This text is designed to teach emergency physicians how best to care for this specific demographic of patients. It addresses physiologic changes, high-risk conditions, and atypical presentations associated with elderly patients in the ED that result in frequent misdiagnosis or delays in diagnosis. It instructs the readers how best to care for elderly patients in order to minimize morbidity and mortality, addressing some of the difficult psychosocial issues that confront health care providers that care for elderly patients, such as psychiatric disease and end-of-life care. The utility of this text is not limited to emergency physicians, but it should be useful to all health care providers involved in the treatment of elderly patients with acute medical or surgical conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 General assessment of the elderly patient 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlison Southern \u0026amp; Scott Wilber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Physiologic changes with aging 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKate D. Zimmerman \u0026amp; Robert S. Anderson, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Functional assessment of the elderly 28\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKirk A. Stiffler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Pharmacological issues in the elderly 43\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuben Olmedo \u0026amp; Denise Nassisi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Altered mental status in the elderly 58\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJosh Joseph \u0026amp; Maura Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Geriatric psychiatric emergencies 71\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJosh Joseph \u0026amp; Maura Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Acute abdominal pain in the elderly: Surgical causes 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatren Tyler \u0026amp; Maura Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Nonsurgical abdominal pain in the elderly 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatren Tyler \u0026amp; Maura Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Back pain 110\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas Santavicca \u0026amp; Michael E. Winters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Headache 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBenjamin W. Friedman \u0026amp; Rebecca Nerenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Dyspnea in the elderly 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMercedes Torres \u0026amp; Siamak Moayedi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Acute chest pain in the geriatric patient 152\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarianne Haughey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Acute cardiac disease in elder patients 168\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusanne DeMeester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Syncope in Geriatrics 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy C Peck, Nissa J Ali \u0026amp; Shamai A Grossman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Stroke 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulie Watkins-Torrey, Roxanna Sadri \u0026amp; Kama Guluma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Infections 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason Ondrejka \u0026amp; Scott Wilber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Dizziness and vertigo in the geriatric population 234\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Edlow \u0026amp; Alessandro Cancelliere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Weakness and functional decline 252\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eColleen M McQuown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Emergency department evaluation of falls in the elderly 264\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTania D. Strout \u0026amp; Robert S. Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Trauma in the geriatric patient 280\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher R. Carpenter \u0026amp; Peter L. Rosen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Surgical considerations in the elderly 304\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles W. O’Connell, Davut Savaser \u0026amp; Colleen Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Oncologic emergencies 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGabriel Wardi, Alexander Bromfield \u0026amp; Leslie C. Oyama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Elder abuse and neglect 351\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael C. Bond \u0026amp; Kenneth H. Butler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Geriatric emergency pain management case 363\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTeresita M Hogan \u0026amp; Alexandra Wong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Ethical issues and end-of-life care 386\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhillip D. Magidson \u0026amp; Jon Mark Hirshon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Geriatric dispositions and transitions of care 394\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarbara Morano, Carmen Morano, Kevin Biese, Eric A. Coleman \u0026amp; Ula Hwang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The geriatric ED, 407\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhillip D. Magidson, John G. Schumacher \u0026amp; Elizabeth A. Couser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 417 \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShamai Grossman\u003c\/strong\u003e, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director, Clinical Decision Unit and Cardiac Emergency Center. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Rosen\u003c\/strong\u003e, Senior Lecturer Emergency Medicine Harvard Medical School; Attending Emergency Physician Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Visiting Clinical Professor Emergency Medicine University of Arizona; Professor Emergency Medicine University of California San Diego, MA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor-Chief:\u003cbr\u003eAmal Mattu, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.\u003cbr\u003eDr. Mattu is one of the leading emergency medicine educators in the US and a strong advocate for geriatric emergency medicine training. He has authored or co-authored 5 books for Wiley, including his extremely successful ECGs for Emergency Physicians titles, which have been perennial bestsellers. Dr. Mattu is Consulting Editor for \u003cem\u003eEmergency Medicine Clinics of North America\u003c\/em\u003e; he is a popular speaker at conferences around the world and he has won multiple awards for his excellence in teaching, including national awards from the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989285585125,"sku":"NP9781118753347","price":123.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118753347.jpg?v=1761783519","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/geriatric-emergencies-isbn-9781118753347","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}