Aging conditions
Alzheimer's disease
Form of dementia that causes progressive changes in brain cells. Patients lack a neurotransmitter or chemical that allowed messages to pass between nerve cells in the brain.
Autonomy
Self-governance, or the ability to decide for ones self when making decisions.
Atherosclerosis
Vessels become narrow because of deposits of fat and minerals such as calcium.
Cataracts
When the normally transparent lens of the eye becomes cloudy or opaque. Basically like cloudy vision
Cerebrovascular accident
Stroke, which damages brain cells
Geriatric care
Care provided to older individuals
Culture
Defined as the value, beliefs or ideas, customs, and characteristics that are passed from one generation to the next.
Bronchitis
Bronchioles become inflamed
Delirium
When confusion or disorientation is a temporary condition caused by a treatable condition
Ombudsman
Specially trained individual who works with elderly
Arthritis
Inflammation of the joints, causes joints to become stiff, less flexibles, and painful.
Myths
False beliefs
Arteriosclerosis
When walls of blood vessels become thick and loose elasticity
Glaucoma
The intraocular pressure of the eye increases and interferes with vision.
Disability
A physical or mental deflect or handicap that interferes with normal functions.
Dementia
Aka brain syndrome. Loss of mental ability characterized by a decrease in intellectual ability, impaired judgement, personality change, and disorientation.
Reality orientation
Activities that promote awareness of person, time, and place. Can be followed by anyone caring caring for confused individual.
Osteoporosis
Where calcium and other minerals are lost from the bones, causes the bone to become brittle and mor likely to fracture or break.
Incontinence
Inability to control urination. May result from treatments for prostatic hypertrophy (enlargement of prostate gland)
Reality Orientation
Activities that promote awareness of person, time, and place. Can be followed by anyone caring caring for confused individual.
Senile lentigines
dark yellow or brown colored spots, also referred to as “liver spots”
Spiritual
defined as the beliefs and practices of an individual
Emphysema
Alveoli lose their elasticity
Thrombus
Blood clot
Dysphagia
Difficulty in swallowing. Less saliva and a slower gaf reflex contribute to the cause. Also can cause structural loss of teeth.