| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 517 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Principles of Geriatric Critical Care -- Relevance of Aging Issues in the Emergency Department / Anthony Kingsley -- Ethics in Emergency Care of Critically Ill Patients / Elizabeth L. Cobbs, Joanne Lynn -- Drug Dosing and Life-Threatening Drug Reactions in the Critically Ill Patient / Frances S. Wong, Jay P. Rho -- Acute and Critical Nursing Care / Terry Fulmer, Ellen Flaherty, Melissa M. Bottrell, Kathy Fletcher, Mathy Mezey -- Surgical Emergencies -- Emergency Preoperative Evaluation / Edward H. Livingston -- Emergency Anesthesia / Calvin Johnson, Sharon Anita Ashley, Stephen N. Steen -- Traumatic Injuries / Arthur W. Fleming, Jo E. Linder -- Critical Care of the Hip Fracture Patient / William T. Long, Earl Warren Brien -- Acute Conditions of the Abdomen / David Vo, Samuel Eric Wilson -- Acute Vascular Emergencies / J. Dennis Baker -- Medical Emergencies -- Management of Shock / Merlyn M. Asuncion, Vidya S. Kaushik -- Cardiac Emergencies / Donald D. Tresch, Indu Poornima -- Hypertensive Crises / Ronald L. Fong, Keith C. Norris -- Acute Respiratory Failure / Darryl Y. Sue -- Acute Renal Failure / Dean T. Yamaguchi -- Alterations in Electrolytes and Acid-Base Homeostasis with Aging / Adebenga Adetola, Keith C. Norris -- Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemia and Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Robert V. Hogikyan, Jeffrey B. Halter -- Infectious Disease Emergencies / Shobita Rajagopalan, Deborah Moran -- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Abbasi J. Akhtar -- Neurological Emergencies / Michael E. Mahler |
| Summary |
A review of the diagnosis and treatment of common surgical and medical emergencies in elderly patients. It examines drug therapies and drug prescribing protocols, identifies life-threatening drug reactions, weighs ethical issues, and addresses methods of profiling patients for nursing care |
| Analysis |
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Medical emergencies -- Older people
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Critical care medicine -- Older people
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Geriatrics -- Emergencies
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Accidents -- Treatment -- Older people
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Medical emergencies.
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Older people.
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Critical care medicine.
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Emergencies
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Aged
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Critical Care
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Emergency Treatment
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elderly.
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MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
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Critical care medicine.
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Geriatrics.
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Medical emergencies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yoshikawa, Thomas T
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Norman, Dean C
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| LC no. |
00022915 |
| ISBN |
0585377359 |
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9780585377353 |
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0824746538 |
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9780824746537 |
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9780824703455 |
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0824703456 |
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1280100370 |
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9781280100376 |
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9786610100378 |
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6610100373 |
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0429222211 |
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9780429222214 |
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