RT Book, Section
A1 Harper, G. Michael
A1 Johnston, C. Bree
A1 Landefeld, C. Seth
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175790668
T1 Comprehensive Assessment of the Older Adult
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260469868
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175790668
RD 2022/08/12
AB In  addition  to  conventional  assessment  of  symptoms  and  diseases,  comprehensive  assessment  addresses  three  topics:  prognosis,  values  and  preferences,  and  ability  to  function  independently.  Each  topic  merits  at  least  brief  consideration  in  each  clinical  decision.  For  many  clinical  interventions,  harms  occur  with  the  interventions  or  shortly  thereafter,  and  benefits  may  not  occur  until  years  later;  such  interventions  are  generally  contraindicated  when  life  expectancy  is  less  than  the  time  until  benefit.  Comprehensive  assessment  is  warranted  before  major  clinical  decisions  are  made  (eg,  whether  major  surgery  should  be  performed,  or  whether  a  patient  should  be  admitted  to  the  hospital).  In  hospitalized  patients,  comprehensive  assessment  improves  survival  and  increases  the  number  of  people  who  return  home.