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The Twilight Years
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Mind Map on The Twilight Years, created by mahmoud eladl on 21/10/2016.
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The Twilight Years
Demographics
Ahmed,75, retired school teacher,mariam,65,midwife,2 daughters
physiological changes
skin
Decrease in keratinocytes
Musculoskeletal
decreased fiber size
Respiratory
Alveoli fewer in number
cardiovascular
cardiac output decrease
geriatrics
Caring for Older Adults ( 65 and above )
Role of elderly in society
Teaching behavior / sharing experience
Active aging
is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age
Aging vs. ageism
Aging
biological changes that occur over time in an individual that are associated with a decline in function and increase risk of death
types ; primary secondary
Agesim
is a form of discrimination and prejudice
types: positive negative
Societal views about aging
Some people said they are important and other said they are useless
challenges faced by elderly
Physiological/ Psychological Social/ Emotional /Financial
Retirement /Ageism Social Isolation
Myocardial infarction
usually caused by a blood clot, which stops the blood flowing to a part of your heart muscle
how heart cells replaced by scar tissue
stable angina
feel it at physical activity and relieved
unstable angina
feel it at rest and relieved
biological basis of aging (mutation)
Cellular Senescence
Telomere Shortening
Genomic Damage
Senescent Cells and Cancer
Fat distribution of fat in males and females
women store more fat in the gluteal-femoral region
men store more fat in the visceral (abdominal) depot
Normal body weight, obesity, BMI
Body mass index (BMI) is measure of body fat based on height and weight
fed vs fasting state (major metabolic pathways, role of liver)
fed state
fasting state
Health risks in the aged
Arthritis
Heart disease
Diabetes
Nutritional needs
Iron: male (same) female (decreases)
Protein: male (decreases) female (increases)
Calcium must meet the satisfied levels
Problems of prescribing in elderly
multiple medication use
Drug-drug interactions
use medicinal herbs and other dietary supplements and may not tell their health care providers
Pharmacological changes in elderly
elderly persons tend to be on multiple medications due to
Age-related health problems
Many physiological changes in drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
risk factors of falling
Inflammation of joints
Hypotension
Auditory and visual problems
Tremor
Equilibrium
Adverse drug events in elderly
an injury resulting from the use of a drug
adverse drug reactions and overdoses
dose reductions and discontinuations of drug therapy
Functional assessment screening
assess the functional, cognitive and affective status of older patients
Rehab
the reduction of functional deficits without necessarily reversing the underlying biology of the disease
Disorders requiring rehabilitation
hip fracture
limb amputation
Alzheimer's disease
Psychological problems
Depression
Suicide
Insomnia
Dementia
Healing and repair
Wound healing slows with age
Factors that cause decreased tissue repair
Loss of elasticity
Decline in collagen content
Services in UAE
Rochester wellness
Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Hydrotherapy and Speech Therapy
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