Acute Emergencies and Critical Care of the Geriatric Patient

Preface......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Contributors......Page 10
Relevance of Aging Issues in the Emergency Department......Page 14
Ethics in Emergency Care of Critically Ill Patients......Page 23
Drug Dosing and Life-Threatening Drug Reactions in the Critically Ill Patient......Page 43
Acute and Critical Nursing Care......Page 60
Emergency Preoperative Evaluation......Page 77
Emergency Anesthesia......Page 92
Traumatic Injuries......Page 112
Critical Care of the Hip Fracture Patient......Page 127
Acute Conditions of the Abdomen......Page 148
Acute Vascular Emergencies......Page 172
Management of Shock......Page 189
Cardiac Emergencies......Page 204
Hypertensive Crises......Page 234
Acute Respiratory Failure......Page 247
Acute Renal Failure......Page 273
Alterations in Electrolytes and Acid-Base Homeostasis with Aging......Page 296
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemia and Diabetic Ketoacidosis......Page 326
Infectious Disease Emergencies......Page 339
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage......Page 358
Neurological Emergencies......Page 370
Psychiatric Emergencies......Page 385
Acute Vision Impairment or Loss......Page 398
Hypothermia and Hyperthermia......Page 434
Diagnosis and Treatment of Abuse and Neglect in the Emergency Department......Page 450
Acute Hospital Care: Future Directions......Page 460
Index......Page 486