When You Hear Hoof Beats, Look for the Zebras: Atypical Presentation of Illness in the Older Adult
When You Hear Hoof Beats, Look for the Zebras: Atypical Presentation of Illness in the Older Adult
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10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.01.014
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2021-04-21
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Quillen, Apryl
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Bensink, Mark;Shah, Shweta;Quillen, Apryl
急诊、初级和长期护理的护士从业者管理老年人口的复杂需求。症状表现是建立鉴别诊断的基础。然而，老年人通常表现出不典型的表现，例如，只有功能变化，而不是典型的症状。为了识别这一群体中潜在的危及生命的疾病，有必要了解症状和考试变化以及导致这些变化的生理年龄变化。通过应用这些独特变化的知识，执业护士可以帮助降低我们老年人口的死亡率和发病率。(C)2020 Elsevier Inc.保留所有权利。
Nurse practitioners in acute, primary, and long-term care manage the complex needs of the geriatric population. Symptom presentation is fundamental to building the differential diagnosis. However, older adults often present atypically, for example, with only functional changes, rather than with typical symptoms. In order to identify potentially life-threatening illness in this group, it is necessary to have an understanding of symptom & exam alterations and the physiological age changes that underly them. By applying knowledge of these unique variations, nurse practitioners can help decrease mortality and morbidity in our older adult population.(c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.