The geriatric heart: nurses need to be aware of how aging and disease affect the myocardium...
Improved treatment for diabetes and cardiovascular disease have made it possible for elderly patients to remain active as well as mobile, but with a greater chance of sustaining traumatic injury.
Whetstone
Gael
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Trauma Resuscitation Unit, R. Adams Cowley Schock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Boswell
Sharon
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D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D002302:Cardiac Output; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*