Cardiovascular issues in older adults.
This article discusses selected cardiovascular conditions that nurses encounter when caring for elders hospitalized in the intensive care unit. Physiologic changes that predispose elders to these conditions, typical signs and symptoms, common diagnostic tests, and evidence-based treatment for this population are included. The implications for nursing care of critically ill elders who have these conditions are also discussed.
School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, 308 Moore Building, PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA. Electronic address: LLDavis4@uncg.edu.
Leslie L
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Davis
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D064648:Critical Care Nursing; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans
Cardiovascular; Critical care; Elderly; Heart failure; Hypertension; Myocardial infarction; Nursing care