Geriatric emergencies
By: Iona Murdoch, Sarah Turpin, Bree Johnston, Alasdair MacLullich, Eve Losman
Contributors: Turpin, Sarah, 1985- , author; Johnston, Bree, author; MacLullich, Alasdair, author; Losman, Eve, author
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex; Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781118655573
Subjects: Aged; Emergencies; Emergency Treatment; Methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to geriatric emergency medicine; title: Essentials of assessment and management in geriatric emergency medicine; title: Special skills in geriatric emergency medicine; title: Vulnerable adults and elder abuse; title: Chest pain and atrial fibrillation; title: Dyspnoea; title: Infection and sepsis; title: Falls and immobility; title: Syncope; title: Dizziness; title: Major trauma; title: Fractures and back pain; title: Skin trauma; title: Head injury; title: Abdominal emergencies; title: Diabetic and environmental emergencies; title: Acute kidney injury and metabolic emergencies; title: Delirium; title: Stroke and transient ischaemic attack.