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Acute emergencies and critical care of the geriatric patient
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Acute emergencies and critical care of the geriatric patient

Author: Thomas T Yoshikawa; Dean C Norman
Publisher: New York : M. Dekker, ©2000.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Thomas T Yoshikawa; Dean C Norman
ISBN: 0824703456 9780824703455
OCLC Number: 43441701
Description: xiv, 519 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: pt. I. Principles of geriatric critical care -- Ch. 1. Relevance of aging issues in the emergency department -- Ch. 2. Ethics in emergency care of critically ill patients -- Ch. 3. Drug dosing and life-threatening drug reactions in the critically ill patient -- Ch. 4. Acute and critical nursing care -- pt. II. Surgical emergencies -- Ch. 5. Emergency preoperative evaluation -- Ch. 6. Emergency anesthesia -- Ch. 7. Traumatic injuries -- Ch. 8. Critical care of the hip fracture patient -- Ch. 9. Acute conditions of the abdomen -- Ch. 10. Acute vascular emergencies. pt. III. Medical emergencies -- Ch. 11. Management of shock -- Ch. 12. Cardiac emergencies -- Ch. 13. Hypertensive crises -- Ch. 14. Acute respiratory failure -- Ch. 15. Acute renal failure -- Ch. 16. Alterations in electrolytes and acid-base homeostasis with aging -- Ch. 17. Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis -- Ch. 18. Infectious disease emergencies -- Ch. 19. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage -- Ch. 20. Neurological emergencies -- Ch. 21. Psychiatric emergencies -- pt. IV. Special issues of aging -- Ch. 22. Acute vision impairment or loss. Ch. 23. Hypothermia and hyperthermia -- Ch. 24. Diagnosis and treatment of abuse and neglect in the emergency department -- Ch. 25. Acute hospital care: future directions.
Responsibility: edited by Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Dean C. Norman.
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