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Hair :
Gray hair
Balding pattern
hair style
Skin :
Loss of elastin and collagen(wrinkle,
laxity, poor skin turgor, dry skin)
Decrease vascular responsiveness
Decrease rate of cell renewal (easy
bruisability, poor wound healing)
Nail matrix dysfunction/nail dystrophy
Ears :
Atrophy of the supporting walls of
external auditory meatus
Excessive amounts of cerumen in
the canal conductive hearing
loss
Taste :
Bitter taste is enhance. fresh
fruits or food ever seem
to taste quite the same as
when you were young.
Youve been adding more
sugar in your coffee
Dentures may cover secondary
taste sites
PNEUMONIA VACCINATION
SCHEDULE:
- age 60 and above
- high risk individuals
- Yearly dose
-40% to 90% efficacy
Factors to be considered for
vaccination
Susceptibility of the patient
Risk of exposure to the disease
Risk from the disease
Benefits and Risks of immunizing
agents
Age Related Risk Factors that Increase
Susceptibility to infection