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- Geriatric Emergency Medicine
- Geriatric Emergency Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 General principles
- Section 2 Common high-risk presentations in the elderly
- 9 Chest pain in the elderly
- 10 Dyspnea in the elderly
- 11 Abdominal pain in the elderly
- 12 Altered mental status in the elderly
- 13 Syncope in the elderly
- 14 Dizziness in the elderly
- 15 Headache in the elderly
- 16 Back pain in the elderly
- Section 3 Systems
- Section 4 Special topics
- Index
12 - Altered mental status in the elderly
from Section 2 - Common high-risk presentations in the elderly
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 January 2014
- Geriatric Emergency Medicine
- Geriatric Emergency Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 General principles
- Section 2 Common high-risk presentations in the elderly
- 9 Chest pain in the elderly
- 10 Dyspnea in the elderly
- 11 Abdominal pain in the elderly
- 12 Altered mental status in the elderly
- 13 Syncope in the elderly
- 14 Dizziness in the elderly
- 15 Headache in the elderly
- 16 Back pain in the elderly
- Section 3 Systems
- Section 4 Special topics
- Index
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- Geriatric Emergency MedicinePrinciples and Practice, pp. 102 - 113Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014