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Mind Map by mohammed mansour, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by mohammed mansour
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The Twilight Years
- Demographic trends
in elderly population
- In UAE
- In
GCC
- In West
- In UAE
- Preventive Measures
- Make Transportation Available
- Give a Senior Something to Take Care Of
- Make Adaptive Technologies Available
- Encourage Dining with Other
- Make Transportation Available
- Physiological
changes
- Nervous system
- More decline in motor coordination,
intellectual function, and short-term memory
- More decline in motor coordination,
intellectual function, and short-term memory
- Circulatory system
- output, and cardiac reserve decline, atherosclerosis
& myocardial infarction become more common
- output, and cardiac reserve decline, atherosclerosis
& myocardial infarction become more common
- Respiratory system
- less lung clearance lead to respiratory infections.
- less lung clearance lead to respiratory infections.
- Urinary system
- The number of
nephrons declines
- The number of
nephrons declines
- Digestive System
- Less saliva, less gastric acid. changes in dentation
- Less saliva, less gastric acid. changes in dentation
- Integumentary System
- melanocytes die out, atrophy of sebaceous
glands, & loss of skin elasticity
- melanocytes die out, atrophy of sebaceous
glands, & loss of skin elasticity
- Musculoskeletal System
- loss of muscle size & strength, osteopenia & osteoporosis
- loss of muscle size & strength, osteopenia & osteoporosis
- Sense Organ
- blunted senses
- blunted senses
- Reproductive System
- Andropause and menopause
- Andropause and menopause
- Nervous system
- Obesity
Rates
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Skin fold thickness
- Waist circumference
and waist to hip ratio
- Bio-impedance
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Fed & Fasting States
- Fed State
- Glycogenolysis,
Gluconeogenesis,
Lipolysis, Protein
breakdwon, &
Ketogenesis
- Glycogenolysis,
Gluconeogenesis,
Lipolysis, Protein
breakdwon, &
Ketogenesis
- Fasting State
- Glycogenesis
Glycolysis
Lipogenesis
Protein synthesis
- Glycogenesis
Glycolysis
Lipogenesis
Protein synthesis
- Fed State
- Mutation
and aging
- Aging theories
- Programmed Theories
- Error Theories
- Programmed Theories
- Mutation is a
heritable change
in DNA.
- Point mutation
- Frame-shift mutation
- Missense mutations
- Nonsense mutations
- Silent mutations
- Splice site mutation
- Point mutation
- Aging theories
- Psychological Problems
- Loneliness
Depression
Dementia
Alzheimer disease
Anxiety disorders
Insomnia, Suicide
- Loneliness
Depression
Dementia
Alzheimer disease
Anxiety disorders
Insomnia, Suicide
- Polypharmacy
- Polypharmacy is the use of four or more
medications by a patient, common in elderly
- More chronic conditions,
more medications prescribed.
- Polypharmacy is the use of four or more
medications by a patient, common in elderly
- Nutrition in elderly
- Elders need a
general healthy diet
- increased intake of
Water, Calcium
Vitamin B, Vitamin D
- obstacles to eating
well and solutions
- Eating alone ---> Eating with others
Loss of appetite ---> Medications & flavors
Difficulty chewing ---> Smoothies
Dry mouth ---> More water, food moistening
- Eating alone ---> Eating with others
Loss of appetite ---> Medications & flavors
Difficulty chewing ---> Smoothies
Dry mouth ---> More water, food moistening
- Elders need a
general healthy diet
- Falls In Elderly
- Increases with age &
lead to broken bones
(Hip fractures mostly)
& loss of confidence
- Risk factors
- Muscle weakness
especially in the legs, Blood
pressure, postural
hypotension, Slower
reflexes, Foot problems,
Sensory problems, Vision
Confusion, & Medications
- Muscle weakness
especially in the legs, Blood
pressure, postural
hypotension, Slower
reflexes, Foot problems,
Sensory problems, Vision
Confusion, & Medications
- Increases with age &
lead to broken bones
(Hip fractures mostly)
& loss of confidence
- Elderly services
in the UAE
- support through Homes
- Health care services
- Entertainment services
- Religious services
- support through Homes
- Functional Assessment
Screening
- A systematic review of:
- * Vision / Hearing
* Mobility (arms, legs)
* Oral / Nutrition
* Elimination * Cognitive
* ADL and IADL * Home
Environment * Social
Support * Chronic Pain
* Medications
- A systematic review of:
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