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Acute Emergencies and Critical Care of the Geriatric Patient (Hardcover)
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Acute Emergencies and Critical Care of the Geriatric Patient (Hardcover)
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This incisive reference systematically reviews the diagnosis and
treatment of common surgical and medical emergencies in elderly
patients-thoroughly examining surgical interventions, drug
therapies and drug prescribing protocols, life-threatening drug
reactions, ethical issues, and methods of profiling patients for
nursing care. Evaluates disease states and gauges optimal responses
to each, supporting recommendations with valuable case studies.
Written by over 40 distinguished medical experts, Acute Emergencies
and Critical Care of the Geriatric Patient -describes ideal
patient-physician relationships in critical care settings
-highlights emergency management of myocardial infarction and
cardiogenic pulmonary edema -illuminates ethical questions
surrounding confidentiality, informed consent, surrogate decision
making, and patient comfort -assesses special pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic conditions in geriatric patients -provides vital
information on stroke, seizures, and spinal cord compression
-investigates critical complications caused by pneumonia,
meningitis, and endocarditis -explores acute lung disorders such as
emphysema, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, central nervous system
dysfunction, and abnormal control of ventilation -clarifies
preoperative procedures for emergency surgery -reviews anesthesia
strategies for pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, and
neurological conditions in the elderly -and more! Including over
1000 references, tables, and illustrations, Acute Emergencies and
Critical Care of the Geriatric Patient is an indispensable resource
for geriatricians, primary care physicians, internists, emergency
medicine physicians, intensivists, hosptialists, surgeons,
anesthesiologists, orthopedists, cardiologists, psychiatrists,
neurologists, and internists/residents in these disciplines, as
well as nurses, pharmacists, and medical students.
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