Kerstin de Wit,Debra Eagles
Kerstin de Wit
This review summarizes the latest evidence in the evaluation of older adults presenting to the emergency department following head injury. The incidence of traumatic intracranial bleeding in older adults is rising. It is associated with sig...
Patrick E Boreskie,Kevin F Boreskie
Patrick E Boreskie
Older adults living with frailty are a growing population that will increasingly present to the emergency department (ED). This is a population that is at increased risk of adverse health outcomes and most EDs are not designed with their ne...
Richard Shih,Christina Shenvi
Richard Shih
Falls are an important source of morbidity and mortality for older adults. The emergency department (ED) evaluation of an older patient who presents after a fall should include an assessment of events contributing to the acute fall, injurie...
Strategies for Improving Clinical Care of Older Adults in the Emergency Department [0.03%]
改善急诊科老年患者临床治疗的策略
Audrey-Anne Brousseau,Rebecca Schonnop,Don Melady
Audrey-Anne Brousseau
In the evolving landscape of emergency departments (EDs), the increasing number of older patients necessitates a paradigm shift. It is important for clinicians to have a working knowledge of geriatric syndromes, goals of care discussions, t...
Michael B Weinstock,Gita Pensa
Michael B Weinstock
Amal Mattu
Amal Mattu
Andrew Kendle,Colin Kaide
Andrew Kendle
Abdominal pain accounts for approximately 10% of emergency department visits and 4% to 6% of litigation. Clinical history and examination are important, as all diagnostic testing has limitations. Specific pathologies, such as appendicitis, ...
Balancing the Legal Risk to the Clinician with the Medical Interests of the Patient [0.03%]
兼顾医务人员的法律风险与患者医疗利益之间的平衡关系
Michael B Weinstock,Veronica M Heitsch,Marc A Probst
Michael B Weinstock
The balance between risk of missing serious disease and potential harms from over testing involves knowledge of the literature, familiarity of clinical guidelines, incorporation of clinical decision tools where appropriate, use of metacogni...
Evie G Marcolini
Evie G Marcolini
Misdiagnosis in Emergency Medicine can be associated with patient harm, with neurologic diagnoses among the most common conditions to confound physicians. These are often complex, time-sensitive and nuanced, offering opportunity for mimics ...
Jonathan A Edlow
Jonathan A Edlow
Headache is a common complaint of patients in the emergency department. The large majority of them have self-limited causes but some have life, limb, brain, or vision-threatening secondary causes. The job of the emergency physicians is to d...