Emergency Problems in the ElderlyEdward P. Hoffer |
Contents
The Physiology Roger B Hickler MD | 1 |
Pulmonary Richard G Masson MD | 19 |
Emergency Robert A Hughes MD | 53 |
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abdominal abuse acute agents angiodysplasia angiography antibiotic arterial aspiration associated bacterial bladder bleeding blood body cardiac cause cerebral changes chronic clinical coma common complications concentration culture depression diabetic diabetic ketoacidosis diagnosis disease disorders dose drugs effect elderly patient embolism emergency emergency room etiologies evaluation evidence examination failure fever findings followed frequently function glucose half-life heart helpful hemorrhage hospital hypothyroidism important incidence increased indicated infarction infection initial intracranial pressure ischemic lesion less loss lower measurement Medicine mental mortality myocardial myocardial infarction necessary neurological normal obstruction obtained occur older organisms oxygen pain particularly person physical pneumonia possible present pressure problem pulmonary rarely reduced renal respiratory response retention risk seen serum severe significant signs stroke studies suggest suicide surgery suspected symptoms syndrome Table tests therapy thyroid hormone tion tract treated treatment ulcer upper urinary usually