Mdm C is a 78-year-old lady with a past medical history of hypertension, diabetes (HbA1c
6.7% two months ago), hyperlipidaemia, ischaemic heart disease (ejection fraction 60 …

A 37-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and obesity presents to her primary care
provider for recurrent chest pain that began after going out for breakfast an hour ago. She …

This chapter will cover the evaluation of the geriatric patient presenting to the emergency
department (ED) with chest pain. Although potentially an indication of acute cardiac …

Objective: Observation units may exclude geriatric patients (defined as age≥ 65) due to the
high rate of observation failure (admission to an inpatient unit) among these patients. We …

ANNEPWENNEKE, MD: A 75-year-old man came to the emergency department because of
chest pain. Three days earlier, he had developed chest pain that radiated to his left shoulder …

Christopher Bradley■ Percy Genyk■ Wilson Kwan■ Antreas Hindoyan pain after A 59-
year-old male presents to the emergency room complaining of chest pain. He reports having …

Objective Because of concerns of high admission rates and adverse events in geriatric
patients, hospitals may exclude this group from emergency department observation unit …

Background The aims of the study were to identify the characteristics of elderly frequent
attenders to the emergency department (ED) presenting with chest pain and to assess the 1 …

Stage A 53-year-old painter and construction worker presented to the emergency room with
shortness of breath, chest pressure, palpitations, and nocturnal cough. The patient had a …

Study Objective Observation units may exclude geriatric patients due to the high rate of
observation failure (admission to an inpatient unit) among these patients. We evaluated …