Acute Emergencies and Critical Care of the Geriatric Patient

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 settingshighlights emergency management of myocardial infarction and cardiogenic pulmonary edemailluminates ethical questions surrounding confidentiality, informed consent, surrogate decision making, and patient comfortassesses special pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic conditions in geriatric patientsprovides vital information on stroke, seizures, and spinal cord compressioninvestigates critical complications caused by pneumonia, meningitis, and endocarditisexplores acute lung disorders such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, central nervous system dysfunction, and abnormal control of ventilationclarifies preoperative procedures for emergency surgeryreviews anesthesia strategies for pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, and neurological conditions in the elderlyand 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.