Emergencies in the Elderly

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(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK   Factors predisposing to falls General: Advancing age Female gender Environmental hazards Previous falls Living alone Physiological/functional Muscle weakness Impaired balance/gait Impaired…

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Toxicological Emergencies

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(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK   ABCD assessment in poisoning Airway: signs of obstruction (caustic ingestion; ACE inhibitors); loss of protective airway reflexes (CNS depression; seizures); increased…

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Neurological and Psychiatric Emergencies

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(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK   Stroke Stroke is a clinical diagnosis, associated with an acute presentation of ongoing focal neurological deficit that cannot be explained by…

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ENT and Maxillofacial Emergencies

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(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK   Approach to the patient with vertigo Vertigo is an illusory sensation of motion, that can be rotatory, linear, or vertical. Spontaneous…

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Gynaecological Emergencies

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(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK   Secondary dysmenorrhea is associated with underlying pelvic pathology and can lead to ED attendance. Causes of secondary dysmenorrhoea Lower genital tract:…

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Ocular Emergencies

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(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK   Causes of acute red eye Uniocular Painless Normal vision: Subconjunctival haemorrhage Episcleritis Pterygium Pingueculum Conjunctivitis Painful Normal vision: Corneal stain: Negative…

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Dermatological Emergencies

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(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK   Description of skin lesions Macule: flat circumscribed lesion <1 cm in diameter, not palpable and characterized by change in colour of…

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Choosing Psychiatric Medications for Patients with Severe Obesity and Pharmacological Treatments for Severe Obesity in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders: A Case Study

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Psychotropic drugs and their respective metabolic effects Psychotropic drug Weight gain/obesity and metabolic risk References Valproate weight, appetite, food intake [6, 7, 9, 10] energy expenditure, metabolic rate Lithium weight,…

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Technology to Promote Obesity Self-Management

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Fig. 21.1 Web-based interface Figure 21.2 illustrates the smartphone version of the online web-based cognitive behavioral portal. The smartphone version includes not only the six core modules of the cognitive…

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