[Disturbances of consciousness of old people from internal view (author's transl)].
Any unconsciousness and especially that of old people refers to direct danger to life and requires immediate medical intervening. A diagnostic plan will not be adequate in association to the multifariour etiological factors and can delay in a special case the beginning of an aimed therapy. The unconscious patient must have a clinical treatment. The author describes the diagnostic of the most important comatose states in the age.
D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D003681:Dehydration / Q000150:complications; D003926:Diabetic Coma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000150:complications; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications
Bewusstseinsstörungen alter Menschen aus internistischer Sicht