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of Physiological
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Presented by:
ROSELILY COQUILLA
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INTRODUCTION
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Nervous
System
Changes
Aging is associated with many
neurological disorders, as the
capacity of the brain to
transmit signals and
communicate reduces.
Loss of brain function
Multiple other
neurodegenerative
changes
Cognition decline
Memory Learning and
intelligence
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Sensory
System
Changes
Changes on Special
Senses
Vision
Hearing
Taste Acuity
Smell
Touch
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Cardiovascular System Changes
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Aging Of
Respiratory System
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Age –
Related COPD
Pathologies
of the
respiratory Pneumonia
System
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Musculoskeletal
System Changes
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• Most affected by age are the upper tract ( pharynx and
Gastrointestinal esophagus) and colon.
• Reduce ability to chew and masticate
Tract Changes • Decreased in motor neuron responsible for sphincter
control - Constipation
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Changes in
the Urinary • Bladder become less elastic
• Weakening of bladder muscles and pelvic floor muscles.
System • In male, enlarged or inflamed prostate
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Changes in Integumentary
System
skin thins and becomes less elastic and more fragile,
and fatty tissue just below the skin decreases.
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Changes in Reproductive
System
Female
Menopause
Vaginal wall tend to become thin and weaken and loss elasticity.
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Changes in Reproductive
System
. Andropause
Male
Testes, decrease in size and weight.
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• Older cells have exhausted their
ability to divide and to have
reached a state of replicative
senescence - decline in the
overall number of immune cells
Immune System available to ward off invading
Changes antigen.
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Assessment of
the Older Adult
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Assessment of the Older Adult
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Medications and
Laboratory Values
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• Demographics
Today, the geriatric population
Medications (persons 65) makes up about 13% of
the general population. That number
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• The effect of Aging on drugs
How the person respond to drug.
Medications
- absorption
- distribution
and
- pharmacodynamics – what the
drug do when they are in the body.
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Medications • Drug-related problem in the elderly
and - Inappropriate prescribing
Laboratory
- Compliance
• Potentially Inappropriate medications for
geriatric patients
Values
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• Laboratory results for older adults may
differ from those of younger adults; that
is, the reference ranges or “normals” may
be different. ( Leaving tourniquet too
long)
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Challenges
to successful • Right Drug
Medication • Right Amount
Adult
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Teaching Older
Adults
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Nurse Teachings
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Promoting
Independence
in Later Life
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Changes that Affect Independence in Later
Life
• Maintaining Independence
Role changes transition
Caregiving options
Socialization
Psychosocial and Spiritual Influences
Goal Attainment
• Maximizing function
- preventing complications of existing disease.
• Fall Prevention
- value of rehabilitation
- use of and alternative restraints
-Financial Consideration
- Community resources
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