Author/Editor		Pohar, Bojan; Ploj, Tom
Title		Diagnostične dileme pri starostnikih
Translated title		Diagnostic dilemmas in elderly patients
Type		članek
Source		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja 3. Zbornik 4. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 1997 jun 18-21; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		1997
Volume		str. 165-71
Language		slo
Abstract		Rapid diagnosis and treatment of medical emergencies in older persons is often impaired because of altered responses of illness to the stress. Identifying the locus of disease by presenting symptoms demands careful and comprehensive evaluation. Among the earliest signs of illness is frequently deterioration of functional independence with the absence of typical symptoms and signs of the disease. At the Department of emergency medicine, University medical center Ljubljana, the most frequent causes of admittance are heart failure, respiratory infections, ischemic heart disease, and gastrointestinal disorders (peptic ulcer and hemorrhage from the upper gastrointestinal tract). 53% of examined patients are hospitalised. Discordance of diagnoses between general practitioners and specialists of internal medicine is noted in 25% of admitted patients.
Descriptors		EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL AGED DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL