Respiratory
The MOST common condition of the respiratory system in the elderly
What is COPD
The gray, thin, coarse hair
What is decreased melanocytes?
Increased incidence of arrhythmias:
What is reduction in pacemaker cells?
The name for decreased saliva Production
What is xerostomia?
The older person response slower to any stimulus
What is demyelination of nerve cells?
Less-elastic lungs become more distended as they have reduced recoil during expiration; this results in air trapping.
What is Lung Volume?
The skin is less elastic, thin and with wrinkles
What is loss of subcutaneous fat and collagen reduction?
The developing of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and heart failure.
What is arterial stiffness and calcification of arterial walls?
Most common condition of the GI tract in the aging person
What is GERD?
The increased risk of a CVA
What is reduced cerebral blood flow?
They lose their surface area or lose their elasticity
What is the alveolar?
The skin elasticity is reduced
What are collagen fibers OR What are elastin fibers
The decreased responsiveness to the baroreceptors that maintain B/P
What is hypotension?
This interferes with the breakdown of starches.
What is Salivary ptyalin?
The memory of the elderly patient is impaired
What is decreased Acetylcholine? (neurochemical)
Decreased Ciliary action in the upper airway
What is respiratory infection?
The lines, wrinkles, and sagging become more evident
What is subcutaneous fat lost?
The tunica intima, the innermost layer of the blood vessel, experiences fibrosis, calcium and lipid accumulation, and cellular proliferation.
What is atherosclerosis?
The older individual may use excessive seasoning of foods to compensate for taste alterations and could lead to health problems for older individuals.
What is tongue atrophy?
The learning of a new language becomes more difficult with advancing age.
What is shrinkage of the hippocampus?
The intervertebral discs gradually become desiccated, less robust and more compressed under the weight of the body.
What is hyperkyphosis or curvature of the thoracic spine?
The dryness and pruritus of the elderly patient
What is flattening of the dermal-epidermal junction?
This chemical is crucial for vasodilation. With aging, there is a decrease of its production in the endothelial impairing the ability of blood vessels to relax and increasing vascular resistance.
What is nitric oxide?
The decreased in HCL, and the reduced absorption of Fe, Ca, Vit. B1, Vit. B2 & Vit. 12
What is atrophy of the gastric mucosa?
The decreased ability to respond to infection, injury or inflammation
What is structural deterioration of microglia? (The cells responsible for cell-mediated immune response in the CNS).