Geriatric Emergencies – a discussion–based review Mattu Hardback Wiley–Blackwell

Geriatric EmergenciesA Discussion-based Review\nAuthor(s): Amal Mattu, Shamai Grossman, Peter Rosen, Robert Anderson, Christopher R. Carpenter, Andrew Chang, Jon Mark Hirshon, Ula Hwang, Maura Kennedy, Don Melady\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781118753347, 978-1118753347\nSynopsis\nThe 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.\n\n 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 bes.