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Comorbidities and Medications that Impact on Trauma Pocket Card

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Comorbidities and Medications that Impact on Trauma Pocket Card

MetroHealth Medical Center
Authors:  
James Campbell, MD, Peter DeGolia, MD, William Fallon, MD, Erin Rader, MD
POGOe Id: 
20387
Posted: 
03/23/2009
Updated: 
10/17/2009
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Abstract: 

In a January 2009 Article in "GERIATRICS" entitled, "In harm’s way: Moving the older trauma patient toward a better outcome," Campbell, DeGolia, Fallon, & Rader included the table that is presented here as a pocket card guide on how comorbidities and medications impact trauma patients.

Main Topics: 
Caring for the Older Adult
Geriatric Syndromes
Care Settings & Models
Intended learner audience: 
Fellow
Medical Student Pre-Clerkship
Medical Student Clinical
RN
Practicing Physician/CME
Resident
Discipline/specialty: 
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Contact person/corresponding author: 
Erin Rader: [email protected]
Suggested Citation:
Dr. James Campbell, Dr. Peter DeGolia, Dr. William Fallon and Erin Rader. Comorbidities and Medications that Impact on Trauma Pocket Card. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2009 Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/20387