Chapter-14 Elderly patients
BOOK TITLE: Pocket Tutor Clinical Examination
Author
1. Cartledge Peter
2. Cartledge Catherine
3. Essen Caleb Van
ISBN
9781909836785
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18513_15
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2019
Pages
16
Author Affiliations
1.
Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK,
Yale University, Rwanda Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, Kigali, Rwanda
2.
Yorkshire and Humber Deanery, Leeds, UK,
Kigali, Rwanda
3.
Swedish Medical Centre, Seattle, USA
Chapter keywords
Elderly patient,
first principle,
chronological age,
functional age,
age-associated physiological change,
multiple disorder,
vital sign,
inspection,
system-specific examination,
psychiatric assessment,
system summary