This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Drs. Michael Malone and Kevin Biese, is devoted to Care for the Older Adult in the Emergency Department. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Approach to the Older Patient in the Emergency Department; Ten Best Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department; Delirium and Dementia; Falls and Geriatric Trauma; Older Adults in the Emergency Department with Frailty; Communication Strategies to Better Care for Older Individuals in the Emergency Department; Systems-based Practice to Improve Care Within and Beyond the Emergency Department; Common Medication Management Approaches for Older Adults in the Emergency Department; Elder Abuse and Neglect; Care of those with end-of-life needs / Advanced illnesses in the Emergency Department; Behavioral Health Needs of Older Adults in the Emergency Department; and Pain Management Strategies for Older Adults.
Acute Pain Management in Older Adults in the Emergency Department Ula Hwang, MD, MPHa,b,c,*, Timothy F. Platts-Mills, MDd,e KEYWORDS Pain Geriatrics Emergency medicine Pain assessment Analgesics KEY POINTS Effective treatment of acute ...
Primary prevention of CVD with aspirin use remains controversial in older adults because of the risk of bleeding. Follow-up Care and Quality Indicators Self-monitoring of blood glucose individualized frequency HBA1c testing 2 times to 4 ...
The daughter was instructed to recognize those signs and call emergency medical services. Shortly thereafter, the patient was admitted through the emergency department at another hospital. From there, she was discharged to a long-term ...
Sleisenger and Fordtran's gastrointestinal and liver disease pathphysiology, diagnosis and management. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2016. 108. McQuaid K. Gastrointestinal disorders. In: McPhee S, Papadakis M, editors.
He now needs assistance from 2 people to transfer and requires assistance with feeding and toileting. His daughter (who works full time) is no longer able to manage his care needs. He is sent to the emergency department for increased ...
Han JH, Wilson A, Graves AJ, et al. Validation of the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit in older emergency department patients. Acad Emerg Med 2014;21(2):180–7. Han JH, Wilson A, Vasilevskis EE, ...
Silver Book II: Quality care for older people with urgent and emergency care needs. ... [12] Malone M, Biese K. Care for the older adult in the emergency department [Internet]. 34th ed. Elsevier; 2018. (Clinics in Geriatric Medicine).
ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (9th ed.). ... Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 39(8), 1435–1445. 9. ... Nutrition in older adults, an issue of clinics in geriatric medicine, e-book (Vol. 31, No. 3).
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America , Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) adult guidelines . ... Evidence Level I . emergency care by the elderly: Results of multicenter focus Carpenter , C. R., & Platts-Mills , T. F. ...
Michael E. Winters, Susan R. Wilcox. Pearls and Pitfalls in the Crashing Geriatric Patient David P. Yamane, MD a,b,* KEYWORDS Geriatric Emergency clinician Critical care Intensive care KEY POINTS The geriatric population is growing and ...