SAQ Library : Geriatrics & Palliative Care

An 83-year-old female, from a non-English speaking background, is brought in with increasing right thigh pain and swelling …

An 80-year-old male, with a history of dementia, from a residential aged care facility (RACF), is referred to …

An 87-year-old lady is brought in from home with confusion. Her daughter has been contacted by phone and …

You are the consultant working in a major trauma centre when an 85 year old man is brought …

A 75-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) via ambulance following a witnessed collapse at home. She …

An 83-year-old man is brought in from home following a fall three days prior. He lives with his …

A 70-year-old female is brought in acutely confused. She is normally independent in her activities of daily living …

Your Emergency Department Director has asked you to provide input into developing standards of care for older people …

An 82-year-old woman has been found on the floor at home following a fall 24 hours prior.

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A 74-year-old man is brought in by his neighbour with malaise and abdominal pain. Medical workup is benign, …

An 80-year-old patient from a high-level care nursing home presents with constipation, abdominal distension and confusion.

Your Emergency Department Director has noted your previous clinical acumen in caring for older people. They have asked …

A 63-year-old female is BIBA to your ED atier being found face down on the floor in her …

A 75-year-old man is brought to the Emergency Department following a fall approximately 1.5m off a ladder. He …