Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Geriatrics: the care of aged people
- Delirium
- Onset sudden, slurred speech,
abnormal behavior, hallucinations,
increased forgetfulness
- Causes: Acute infections,
toxic substances,
medications, surgery,
vascular disorders &
metabolic causes
- Management:
Emotional support,
controlled
environment,
medication changes
& home instructions
- Ischemic
Attack/Stroke
- Death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen
- Ischemic: blockage
- Hemorrhagic: Rupture
- Numbness,
confusion, loss of
vision, facial
drooping, loss of
balance
- Causes
- Controllable: lifestyle choices
- Uncontrollable: age, gender, family history
- Treatment
- Surgery, medication & rehabilitation
- Mental Disorders &
Depression
- Effects: sleep
disturbances, poor
quality of life,
disability, increased
risk of illness,
suicidal thoughts,
fatigue
- Treatment: professional help
needed, medication,
psychotherapy, support
- Treat underlying illness, promote
healthy lifestyle & activity, ensure
safe & stable environment
- Causes: Major
life changes,
medications,
substance use
- Major depression,
dysthymia, bipolar, SAD,
Anxiety, compulsive
behavior
- Infectious
Diseases
- Pneumonia:
lung
inflammation
caused by virus
or bacteria
- Risk factors: immobile,
decreased lung function,
other illnesses, hospital
stays
- Treatment:
Antibiotics,
oxygen,
mobilization,
nutrition, PPE
use
- UTI:
infection
in the
urinary
system
- Risk factors:
catheter,
urinary
retention,
bedridden,
surgery,
immobile,
inadequate
fluids
- Symptoms: low fever,
dysuria, foul urine odor,
frequent urination,
cloudy/bloody urine
- Treatment:
Antibiotics, fluids, analgesic
& mobilization
- Prevention: proper hygiene, adequate fluids, movement, regular emptying of bladder
- Musculoskeletal
Disorders
- Injury/damage/disorder of
joints, muscles or bones in
the limbs or back
- Causes: injury, jerky
movements, poor posture
& overuse
- Prevention:
exercise, good
posture, good
lifestyle habits
- Treatment:
Medication, cold
packs, therapy,
massage
- Symptoms: Pain,
stiffness, swelling,
fatigue & sleep
disturbances
- Challenges
- Physical Changes
- Medication
- Social Environment
- Ethics
- Memory: ability to
recall, sort & retain
information
- Types of Memory
- Sensory
- Info stored <1 second
- Short Term
- Info stored <1 min.
- Strengthen: repetition, meaning, association & meaning
- Long Term
- Info. lasts a lifetime
- Memory Disorders
- Alzheimer's Disease
- 80% of memory disorders
- No Cure
- Progressively worsens
- Loss of memory, mood
changes, problems with
communication & reasoning
- Vascular Dementia
- 2nd most common
- Onset sudden
- Acute confusion, hallucinations, verbal
impedements
- No cure: treatment slows progression
- Fronto-temporal Dementia
- Brain tissue shrinks
- Behavior,
emotional, language
& communication
problems
- Restraints:
restricts
free
movement
- Reasons used:
- Patient safety
- Social situations
- Understaffing
- Effects:
- Indirect
- impaired balance
- Loss of muscles
- Infections...
- Direct
- Nerve Injury
- Heart faliure
- Asphyxiation
- Psychological
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Low self sesteem
- Use cautiously