Difficulties Diagnosing Infection in the Very Elderly: Tales from the Front Line
If there's one thing we’ve learnt - there’s no time to waste when diagnosing and treating the very elderly.
“Hello, Doctor thanks for getting back to me. Mrs Jones is a little confused and a bit wobbly on her feet, but all her observations are normal”, she says.
“Can I check… you’re the paramedic on the scene.”.... “Yes.”
“How old is the patient,” I say….“92,” she replies.
“When you say her observations are normal, can you just repeat the temperature,”
“Yes, it…