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Polypharmacy And High-Risk Medications In Older Veterans Presenting For Emergency Care, Paige Morizio, Vinita Mistry, Ashley Mcknight, Marc Pepin, William Bryan, Ryan Owenby, Laura Previll, Luna Ragsdale
Polypharmacy And High-Risk Medications In Older Veterans Presenting For Emergency Care, Paige Morizio, Vinita Mistry, Ashley Mcknight, Marc Pepin, William Bryan, Ryan Owenby, Laura Previll, Luna Ragsdale
Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Background: Guidelines suggest screening for polypharmacy and documentation of high-risk medications in the geriatric Emergency Department (ED) setting. The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to describe high-risk medications and polypharmacy in older Veterans presenting to the ED in order to inform the workflow of a Geriatric ED pharmacist.
Methods: This was a retrospective, quality improvement project that included patients age 65 years or older who presented to the ED between 10/1/2017 and 9/30/2019. The endpoints included the number of patients with at least one high-risk medication and the mean number of medications on the outpatient medication list. The …
Ten Clinical Tips In The Assessment Of Genitourinary Emergencies Of An Older Adult, Nicole Soria, Danya Khoujah
Ten Clinical Tips In The Assessment Of Genitourinary Emergencies Of An Older Adult, Nicole Soria, Danya Khoujah
Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine