Dyspnea in the Elderly.

Barbera, Andrew R; Jones, Michael P

Barbera, Andrew R; Jones, Michael P.

Affiliation

Barbera AR; Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi/Montefiore Medical Centers, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, Suite 1B-25, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Jones MP; Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi/Montefiore Medical Centers, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, Suite 1B-25, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. Electronic address: Michael.Jones@nbhn.net.

Emerg Med Clin North Am ; 34(3): 543-58, 2016 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27475014

ABSTRACT

This article discusses the evaluation and management of stable and unstable elderly patients with dyspnea. Several of the changes in the elderly that alter cardiopulmonary physiology are discussed. A review of common presenting illnesses and their evaluation and management are highlighted. The reader should be left with a better understanding of this unique population and the overall evaluation and treatment.

Subject(s)

Dyspnea/diagnosis; Age Factors; Aged; Dyspnea/etiology; Dyspnea/physiopathology; Dyspnea/therapy; Emergency Service, Hospital; Heart Diseases/complications; Heart Diseases/diagnosis; Heart Diseases/therapy; Humans; Physical Examination; Pneumonia/complications; Pneumonia/diagnosis; Pneumonia/therapy; Pneumothorax/complications; Pneumothorax/diagnosis; Pneumothorax/therapy; Pulmonary Embolism/complications; Pulmonary Embolism/diagnosis; Pulmonary Embolism/therapy

Key words

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Congestive heart failure; Dyspnea; Elderly; Geriatric; Oxygenation; Respiratory; Ventilation

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dyspnea Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Aged / Humans Language: En Journal: Emerg Med Clin North Am Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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