Not quite the same
Causes significant reduction in respiratory capacity
What is the decrease in elasticity of lungs and strength of respiratory muscles?
Common cause of hearing loss particularly effecting high frequencies and the ability to differentiate between sounds and background noise
What is presbycusis?
Point of contact for suspected elderly abuse victims
What is the adult protective services?
Also known as acute brain syndrome, this condition is identified as a symptom and not a disease
What is delirium?
Characterized by a decrease in bone mass
What is osteoporosis?
Thickening of the arteries that contributes to systolic hypertension placing an extra burden on the heart
What is arteriosclerosis?
Most commonly used assistive devices in the united states
What are hearing aids?
The use of multiple medications
What is polypharmacy?
This progressive neurological disease cannot be cured or reversed by any known treatment or intervention
What is Alzheimer Disease?
A long-term autoimmune disorder that is characterized by inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues
What is Rheumatoid arthritis?
These are unintentional leaks of urine, but are the normal part of aging
What is urinary incontinence
The result of hardening of the lenses, these are reported with blurred vision, double vision, or spots
What are cataracts?
What is the substance that is most commonly abused in older adults
What is alcohol
The incidence of these increases in the geriatric population as a result of various risk factors such as stroke, dementia, brain tumors and metabolic disorders
What are seizures?
This type of arthritis is a result of "wear and tear"
What is osteoarthritis?
The result of straining or forcing a bowel movement (secondary to a variety of factors including constipation)
What is syncope or bradycardia?
Sudden loss of normal balance or equilibrium
What is vertigo?
This condition may be difficult to recognize in older people because many do not want to complain about feeling sad, worthless, or unwanted
What is depression?
This neurologic disorder is characterized by resting tremors in the extremities, bradykinesia, stiffness of the extremities, and poor balance
What is Parkinson disease?
Which joint in the elderly population is replaced the most?
What is the knee
A product of aging, this physiologic change has no clear functional significance on the neurologic system
What is shrinking of the brain?
The sense of body position
What is proprioception?
Medications affecting this system are the most common source of adverse and unexpected reactions in the elderly
What is the central nervous system?
This change within the endocrine system is one of the most likely causes of delirium in the prehospital setting
What is diabetes?
Vertebral fractures as a result of osteoporosis may cause patients to develop this physical malformation
What is kyphosis?