Statistics
This disease group accounts for 32% of global deaths and kills one person every 34 seconds.
What is cardiovascular disease?
What is the SA node?
Loss of elasticity leads to this enlargement of air spaces even in non-smokers.
Senile emphysema
This vascular change increases blood pressure and forces the heart to pump against a higher afterload.
What is arterial stiffness?
This position is recommended to improve lung expansion.
What is semi-fowlers?
Around 4 million deaths and 454,6 million people were affected in 2019 due to these illnesses.
What are respiratory illnesses?
This age-related vascular change increases afterload due to loss of elasticity and calcification.
What is arterial stiffness?
Starting ages 35-40, this pulmonary value declines by 25-30 mL per year.
What is FEV1?
Left ventricular remodeling causes this functional change involving slower relaxation and reduced early filling.
What is diastolic dysfunction?
Older adults often show subtle symptoms; continously monitoring this parameter trend is more important than isolated readings.
What is blood pressure?
This condition is the 4th leading cause of death in the PH in 2025 with 33,040 deaths.
What is pneumonia?
Reduced sensitivity of these receptros contributes to orthostatic hypotension.
What are baroreceptors?
Calcified costal cartilage and kyphosis contribute to decreased compliance in this structure.
What is the chest wall?
Decreased lung capacity and increased residual volume collectively reduce this respiratory capacity.
In the community, advising elders to avoid bagoong and instant noodles support this health goal.
What is sodium reduction/ hypertension control?
This caused in 19.3% of total deaths in the PH (96,049) in 2024
What is ischemic heart disease?
This clinical condition becomes more likely as early diastolic filling decreases and atrial contraction becomes essential.
What is HFpEF (HEART FAILURE with preserved Ejection Fraction)?
Decline in this airway-protective reflex increases the risk for aspiration pneumonia.
What is the cough reflex?
The single physiologic concept explains why older adults can appear stable at rest yet rapidly deteriorate when stressed.
What is decreased functional reserve?
Weak respiratory muscles and reduced cough make these two interventions essential for preventing atelectasis.
What are deep breathing and coughing exercises (or incentive spirometry)?
These are three environmental factors common among older Filipino adults that accelerate respiratory decline
What are air pollution, tobacco exposure, and indoor biomass fuel?
This conduction disorder becomes common because of fibrosis and loss of pacemaker cells that leads to irregular HR
What is atrial fibrillation?
Older adults have blunted ventilatory responses due to these two gas changes.
What is hypoxemia and hypercapnia?
Reduced cardiovascular reserve and reduced pulmonary reserve make older adults decompensate rapidly in this clinical event.
What is physiologic stress?
Hospital nurses must administer IV fluids cautiously due to this cardiovascular age-related change.
What is decreased cardiac compliance / risk of fluid overload?