GERIATRICS

Epidemiology of Injury in the Elderly

Mar 11, 2017 by in GERIATRICS Comments Off on Epidemiology of Injury in the Elderly

Phases Host (individual) Agent (motor vehicle) Environment Pre-event (will event occur) Age, gender, medications, alcohol use, vision, fatigue, ambulatory aids/ability Speed, size, ability of driver, brakes Road design, crosswalk design…

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Acute Abdomen

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Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_16 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 16. Acute Abdomen Ronald M. Jou1   and David Spain2   (1) Department of Surgery, Stanford Hospital and Clinic, 300 Pasteur…

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Intestinal Obstruction

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Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_14 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 14. Intestinal Obstruction Andrew H. Stephen1  , Charles A. AdamsJr.2   and William G. Cioffi3   (1) Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Warren…

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Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs

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Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_9 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 9. Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs Preston B. Rich1   and Sasha D. Adams2   (1)…

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Hematologic Changes with Aging

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Definition of bleeding:  Minor bleeding – any clinically overt sign of hemorrhage (including imaging) that is associated with a <5 g/dl decrease in the hemoglobin concentration or <15 % decrease…

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Pulmonary Anatomy

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Stage Operative intervention Radiation Chemotherapy Stage I Surgical resection for cure Primary radiotherapy in patients not fit for operation with intent to cure  Stage II Surgical resection for cure Radiation…

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Immunologic

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Innate Macrophage  Reduced phagocytic activity  Reduced generation of nitric oxide  Reduced generation of superoxide Neutrophil  Reduced phagocytic activity  Reduced generation of superoxide Dendritic cells  Reduced pinocytosis and endocytosis activity  Reduced…

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Cardiovascular Physiology

Mar 11, 2017 by in GERIATRICS Comments Off on Cardiovascular Physiology

Physiologic consequence of aging Clinical importance Impact on treatment and care Decreased intrinsic heart rate, maximal heart rate, and response to beta-adrenergic stimuli Reliance on stroke volume increase and ventricular…

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Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Healing in the Elderly

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Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_5 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 5. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Healing in the Elderly David G. Greenhalgh1   (1) Department of Surgery, University…

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Dermatologic conditions in the elderly

Feb 26, 2017 by in GERIATRICS Comments Off on Dermatologic conditions in the elderly

Figure 35.1 Seborrheic keratoses: stuck-on, waxy, crumbling, hyperpigmented papules and plaques. Recognition and reassurance are all that is typically required when counseling patients. Although UV-induced signature mutations have been described…

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