Mayo Clinic proceedings
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To review the evaluation and management of delirium in elderly patients for primary-care providers. ⋯ Elderly patients frequently experience delirium. Delirious symptoms can produce devastating consequences if they are not recognized and appropriately treated.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Oct 1995
Role of transesophageal echocardiography in hemodynamically unstable patients.
To evaluate the clinical impact of transesophageal echocardiography on subsequent management and outcome in hemodynamically unstable patients with suspected cardiovascular pathologic conditions. ⋯ Transesophageal echocardiography can be safely performed in hemodynamically unstable patients, it produces a high diagnostic yield, and it provides important information for prompt therapeutic decision making. Therefore, we recommend transesophageal echocardiography as one of the initial diagnostic procedures in critically ill patients suspected of having an underlying cardiovascular disorder.