Geriatrics

Question 1

What do you need to know about old people?

Answer 1

EVERYTHING is decreased or impaired or at an increased risk. Nothing gets better as you age. We all have so much to look forward to.

Question 2

Are elderly patients more or less likely to have typical symptoms of cardiac ischemia?

Answer 2

LESS

Question 3

Temp greater than 103, RR greater than 30, WBC greater than 11K, HR greater than 120, positive CXR

Answer 3

Risk factors for elderly having SERIOUS disease

Question 4

Progressive, insidious onset, slow, chronic decline, irreversible

Answer 4

Dementia

Question 5

Acute onset, onset usually easy to identify, condition fluctuates, reversible

Answer 5

Delirium

Question 6

What leads to 11% of all ED visits for patients greater than 65 years old?

Answer 6

Adverse drug effects