Geriatric Emergencies.
Geriatric Emergencies is a practical guide to the common conditions affecting older patients who present in an emergency to hospital or primary care. Beginning with the essentials of history taking and clinical examination, the book covers a comprehensive range of emergencies, emphasizing the differ...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Hoboken :
Wiley,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Geriatric Emergencies is a practical guide to the common conditions affecting older patients who present in an emergency to hospital or primary care. Beginning with the essentials of history taking and clinical examination, the book covers a comprehensive range of emergencies, emphasizing the different management approaches which may be required in older patients. Common geriatric presentations such as falls, delirium and stroke, are explored in detail in addition to more diverse topics such as abdominal pain, major trauma and head injury. Ethical considerations such as advanced care planning, |
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Notas: | Management. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (295 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781118655672 1118655672 9781118655573 1118655575 9781322588308 1322588309 |