GERIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE: PRINCIPLES, PRACTICE, AND CLINICAL CARE - Softcover

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The care of older adults in emergency settings requires a unique understanding of aging physiology, complex medical conditions, functional decline, cognitive changes, and patient-centered goals. As the global population ages, healthcare professionals face increasing challenges in recognizing atypical disease presentations, managing multiple comorbidities, preventing complications, and providing safe transitions of care.

Geriatric Emergency Medicine: Principles, Practice, and Clinical Care provides a comprehensive and evidence-based clinical reference dedicated to the assessment and management of older adults in acute care environments.

Designed for emergency physicians, geriatricians, hospitalists, intensivists, residents, fellows, nurses, advanced practice providers, medical students, and healthcare professionals, this textbook integrates emergency medicine principles with geriatric assessment, multidisciplinary care, and modern approaches to improving outcomes in older patients.

Inside this comprehensive guide, readers will discover:

Foundations of geriatric emergency medicine — history, models of care, geriatric emergency department development, accreditation standards, and person-centered approaches

The physiology of aging — cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurological, immune, sensory, and pharmacological changes that influence emergency care

Atypical disease presentations in older adults — recognizing subtle signs of cardiac emergencies, infections, abdominal disease, and acute illness

Comprehensive geriatric assessment — screening tools, functional assessment, cognitive evaluation, mobility evaluation, fall risk, social factors, and caregiver considerations

Medication safety and polypharmacy management — Beers Criteria, STOPP/START tools, adverse drug events, drug interactions, and deprescribing strategies

Delirium and cognitive disorders — emergency recognition, screening methods, differential diagnosis, prevention, and management approaches

Falls, frailty, and functional decline — assessment strategies, injury prevention, rehabilitation planning, and outcome prediction

Trauma and acute emergencies in older adults — geriatric trauma evaluation, head injuries, fractures, anticoagulation considerations, and disposition planning

Cardiovascular, respiratory, abdominal, neurological, and infectious emergencies — evidence-based approaches to common and life-threatening conditions in elderly patients

Sepsis and critical illness management — infection recognition, antimicrobial considerations, respiratory failure, and emergency stabilization

Psychiatric, ethical, and end-of-life care — capacity assessment, advance directives, goals-of-care discussions, palliative emergency medicine, and family communication

Systems of geriatric emergency care — care transitions, observation units, geriatric ED design, telehealth, quality improvement, and future innovations

With a practical integration of emergency medicine, geriatrics, acute care, and multidisciplinary collaboration, this textbook provides clinicians with the knowledge needed to deliver safer, more effective, and compassionate emergency care for older adults.

Whether used for clinical practice, residency education, professional reference, or advanced study, Geriatric Emergency Medicine: Principles, Practice, and Clinical Care serves as an essential resource for understanding the unique medical, functional, and social challenges faced by aging populations.

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