Browsing: Geriatrics

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Patient Interactions , Geriatrics

Is That Really What They Want?

12/10/2023 Justin Brooten, MD
Despite our best intentions when speaking with a patient or their family, subtle aspects of our communication can dramatically influence these conversations and our conclusions regarding the patient’s
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Geriatrics , Pain Management , Palliative Care

Initiating End-of-Life Care From the ED

8/10/2022 Matthew B. Walton, MD , Eric Melnychuk, DO
Compassion and a focus on comfort are keys when delivering end-of-life care in the ED.
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Geriatrics , Palliative Care

The Old, Cold Trauma Patient: At Risk of Anchoring Bias

4/23/2020 Nathan Jasperse, BS, BA , Alaina Brinley Rajagopal, MD, PhD, CTropMed , Jennifer Roh, MD
When patient wishes are unknown, strongly consider the risks and benefits of aggressive resuscitation in geriatric patients, as aggressive resuscitation has been shown to lead to worse outcomes in the
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Geriatrics , Gastroenterology

Approach to Abdominal Pain in the Geriatric Patient

2/2/2017 Katren Tyler, MD , Justine M. Nagurney, MD , Christopher Carpenter, MD, MSc
Approach to Abdominal Pain in the Geriatric Patient You are working in the emergency department on a pleasant Sunday afternoon when the paramedics wheel in an 85-year-old gentleman who has been havin