Fig. 8.1 Most common causes for nonspecific complaints. (Comparison of underlying conditions for NSCs in four different studies. The study of Nickel et al. and Bhalla et al. investigate causes…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018Christian Nickel, Abdelouahab Bellou and Simon Conroy (eds.)Geriatric Emergency Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19318-2_11 11. Trauma in Older People Nicolas Bless1, 2 (1) Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 2, CH-4032 Basel, Switzerland (2) 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…
Genitourinary symptoms Dysuria, suprapubic pain or tenderness, frequency or urgency Pyuria >10 white blood cells (WBC)/mm3 per high-power field (HPF) Bacteriuria Urinary pathogen of ≥105 colony-forming units (cfu) per mL…
Trial Population Intervention Team Readmission Hospitalisation Functional decline Admission to LTC Mortality CGA in the ED Miller [29] 65+ Geriatric case finding and liaison service: Geriatric nurse 3 m ↔…
Basic advice All patients suspected of taking a deliberate overdose need a psychiatric evaluation before being discharged, if they abscond or attempt to discharge against advice seek urgent help from…
