Steven Atkinson – Emergencies in the Geriatric Patient

This is the best seminar on geriatric emergencies that you will ever attend– GUARANTEED! Register Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS, national expert, speaker and author on geriatrics.-Energie

 Steven Atkinson – Emergencies in the Geriatric Patient

• Cardiovascular Crisis
• Mental Status Changes: Normal, Not?
• PolyPharmacy Hazards
• Abuse & Neglect: Don’t Get Fooled
• And Much More…

This is the best seminar on geriatric emergencies that you will ever attend– GUARANTEED! Register Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS, national expert, speaker and author on geriatrics.-A dynamic, energetic seminar packed with case studies, informative discussions, and interactive learning. This seminar will provide you with practical tips and techniques that can be applied immediately after the event. the next day!

If you work with geriatric patients this is a seminar that you won’t want to miss! This one-Day seminar will teach you how to manage and anticipate a variety of emergency situations. in the Senior population Find out how to identify elderly people. the vulnerabilities in Older adults are more likely to be injured or sick. Implement strategies to prevent complications in your patients. It doesn’t matter if it is an adverse drug reaction, a fall injury or cardiac complications. You need to be able assess and treat your patient. This seminar will teach you how to improve the care of your patients. the geriatric patient.

OUTLINE

Identifying vulnerability in Senior Adults

• Commonly Underlying Chronic Illness
  • Arthritis. Hypertension. Heart Disease. Vision Loss.
• Unusual Presentation the Elderly
  • The Afebrile Septic Patient
  • The Lag-time with CXR’s
• Polypharmacy
  • Drug-Drug Interactions
  • The Top 10 Drugs To Avoid
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Environmental Hazards and Falls
• Dementia vs. Delirium
  • The Take-Home Message You Shouldn’t Forget!

Neurological Emergencies

• Syncope – The “Million-Dollar” Work-Up
  • Causes: TIA/CVA, Vasovagal
• TIA: How it can be misleading
• Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • CVA vs. TIA
  • Assessment tricks doctors use
• Intracranial Hemorrhage
  • Assessment tips
  • The “Golden Hour”
• Seizures

Orthopedic Emergencies

• Major Orthopedic Fractures
  • Spine, Ribs. Pelvis. Femur
• Complications of major Fractures
• Compartment Syndrome
  • Defined/Presentation/Treatment

Abdominal Emergencies

• GI Hemorrhage, Pancreatitis, Diverticulitis
• Bowel Infarction, Ectopic

Infectious Disease

• Bacteremia/Septicemia
• The “Never-Ending” UTI
• When to React
• Antibiotic Resistance

Cardiovascular Emergencies

• Cardiogenic Shock
• AMI/CHF readmissions
• Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • Tropoinin, CK-MB and Other Lab Tests
  • Protocols and Outcomes
• Heart Failure
  • Presentation
  • DON’T Treat the Labs and Treatment the Patient
• Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Recognizing the Serious
  • Arrhythmias
• Venous Thromboembolic disease
  • Differentiation
  • “Old-School” And “New-School” Treatments

Pulmonary Diseases

• Pulmonary Embolism
  • Watermark’s sign, Hampton’s Hump
  • The S1, Q3, or T3 finding
  • “Old-School” And “New-School” Treatments
• Pneumonia
  • Viral Pneumonia
  • Diagnostic Tests

Renal Emergencies

• Electrolytic Disorders
• Acute Renal Failure
• Nephrolithiasis

Neglect and abuse

• Risk Factors
• Clinical PEARLS: Don’t get Fooled
• Family Involvement / Your Obligations

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OBJECTIVES

• Differentiate between the etiologic, and the pathologic factors that are associated with each emergency.
• Discuss the disorders and develop a plan of care.
• Identify vulnerabilities in Older adults are more vulnerable to emergency situations
• Develop methods to minimize the potential for injury from falls in the elderly.
• Consider the physical and physiological reasons behind changes in Mental status
• Identify the Multiple medication side effects in geriatric patients
• Strategies to detect abuse and neglect.