Acute Emergencies and Critical Care of the Geriatric Patient

Principles of Geriatric Critical Care Relevance of Aging Issues in the Emergency Department Anthony Kingsley Ethics in Emergency Care of Critically Ill Patients Elizabeth L. Cobbs and Joanne Lynn Drug Dosing and Life-Threatening Drug Reactions in the Critically Ill Patient Frances S. Wong and Jay P. Rho Acute and Critical Nursing Care Terry Fulmer, Ellen Flaherty, Melissa M. Bottrell, Kathy Fletcher, and Mathy Mezey Surgical Emergencies Emergency Preoperative Evaluation Edward H. Livingston Emergency Anesthesia Calvin Johnson, Sharon Anita Ashley, and Stephen N. Steen Traumatic Injuries Arthur W. Fleming and Jo E. Linder Critical Care of the Hip Fracture Patient William T. Long and Earl Warren Brien Acute Conditions of the Abdomen David Vo and Samuel Eric Wilson Acute Vascular Emergencies J. Dennis Baker Medical Emergencies Management of Shock Merlyn Asuncion and Vidya S. Kaushik Cardiac Emergencies Donald D. Tresch and Indu Poornima Hypertensive Crises Ronald L. Fong and Keith C. Norris Acute Respiratory Failure Darryl Y. Sue Acute Renal Failure Dean T. Yamaguchi Alterations in Electrolytes and Acid-Base Homeostasis with Aging Adebenga Adetola and Keith C. Norris Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemia and Diabetic Ketoacidosis Robert V. Hogikyan and Jeffrey B. Halter Infectious Disease Emergencies Shobita Rajagopalan and Deborah Moran Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Abbasi J. Akhtar Neurological Emergencies Michael E. Mahler Psychiatric Emergencies Indumathi Raghavan and L. Jaime Fitten Special Issues of Aging Acute Vision Impairment or Loss Charles Wesley Flowers, Jr., and Glenville A. March, Jr. Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Arnel M. Joaquin Diagnosis and Treatment of Abuse and Neglect in the Emergency Department Cheryl E. Woodson Acute Hospital Care: Future Directions Robert M. Palmer