Cardiopulmonary Emergencies in Older Adults

Older adults are susceptible to serious illnesses, including atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and pulmonary embolism. Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in this age group and can cause complications such as thromboembolic events and stroke. Congestive heart fa...

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Published inEmergency medicine clinics of North America Vol. 39; no. 2; p. 323
Main Authors Theophanous, Rebecca, Huang, Wennie, Ragsdale, Luna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2021
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Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - drug therapy
COVID-19 - diagnosis
Emergency Service, Hospital
Heart Failure - diagnosis
Heart Failure - therapy
Humans
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Pneumonia - diagnosis
Pneumonia - therapy
Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - therapy
Radiography, Thoracic
Thrombotic Stroke - prevention & control
Ultrasonography
COVID-19
Pulmonary embolism
Pneumonia
Congestive heart failure
Older adults
Atrial fibrillation
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Summary:Older adults are susceptible to serious illnesses, including atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and pulmonary embolism. Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in this age group and can cause complications such as thromboembolic events and stroke. Congestive heart failure is the most common cause of hospital admission and readmission in the older adult population. Older adults are at higher risk for pulmonary embolism because of age-related changes and comorbidities. Pneumonia is also prevalent and is one of the leading causes of death.
ISSN:1558-0539
DOI:10.1016/j.emc.2021.01.010