Cognitive Impairment in Older People Presenting to ED
Test Time to complete Training required? Sensitivity (95% CIs) (%) Specificity (95% CIs) (%) AMT10 Minutes Yes 86.6 63.5 AMT4 Seconds No 92.7 53.7 MOTYB Seconds No 91.3 49.7 4AT…
Ethical Issues of Emergency Medical Care for Older Patients
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018Christian Nickel, Abdelouahab Bellou and Simon Conroy (eds.)Geriatric Emergency Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19318-2_27 27. Ethical Issues of Emergency Medical Care for Older Patients Helen Askitopoulou1, 2 , Katrin Singler3, 4 , Thomas Frühwald5 and Monique Weissenberger-Leduc6 (1) Faculty of Medicine,…
Palliative and End of Life Care for the Older Person in the Emergency Department
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018Christian Nickel, Abdelouahab Bellou and Simon Conroy (eds.)Geriatric Emergency Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19318-2_26 26. Palliative and End of Life Care for the Older Person in the Emergency Department Mary Dawood1 (1) Imperial College NHS Trust,…
Palliative and End of Life Care for Dementia Patients in the Emergency Department
Typical illness trajectories for people with progressive chronic illness [7] The Gold Standards Framework [8] has produced guidelines to support accurate identification of end of life in the population, and…
Principles of Rehabilitation in Geriatric Emergency Medicine
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018Christian Nickel, Abdelouahab Bellou and Simon Conroy (eds.)Geriatric Emergency Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19318-2_24 24. Principles of Rehabilitation in Geriatric Emergency Medicine Ebby Sigmund1 (1) Occupational Therapy Department, Castle Douglas Hospital, Academy Street, Castle Douglas, DG7…
Transitions of Care and Disposition
Type of cognitive bias What it means Example Triage cueing A predisposition towards a certain decision as a result of a judgement made by caregivers early in the patient care…
Prescribing for Older Patients
Enzyme inhibitors Enzyme inducers Erythromycin, clarithromycin Carbamazepine Sulphonamides Phenytoin Ciprofloxacin Topiramate Fluconazole, miconazole, ketoconazole Clotrimazole Amiodarone Rifampicin Diltiazem, verapamil Dexamethasone Cimetidine Primidone Fluoxetine, paroxetine St. John’s wort One of the…
Management of Back Pain in Older Patients
Fig. 19.1 Management of LBP in older patients in the ED A better understanding of clinical manifestations of pain in the older patients, improved methods of assessment, and the use…
Depression in Acute Geriatric Care
‘Typical’ core symptoms • Pervasive and continuous low mood • Loss of interest and enjoyment • Reduced energy/increased fatiguability/tiredness after slight effort Other common symptoms • Reduced concentration and attention…
Syncope in Older People in the Emergency Department
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018Christian Nickel, Abdelouahab Bellou and Simon Conroy (eds.)Geriatric Emergency Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19318-2_10 10. Syncope in Older People in the Emergency Department Nissa J. Ali1, 2 , Laure Joly3 and Shamai A. Grossman4, 5 (1) Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount…
