NU 676 into To Care of Older Adults
Young old - answer65 - 74
middle old - answer75 - 85
old old - answer> 85
heterogeneity - answeras people age, they become more dissimilar than similar in terms
of individual physiology
normal skin changes with aging - answer- loss of subcutaneous fat
- atrophic changes in sweat glands
- thickened fingernails & toenails
- loss of body hair
- decrease in pigment producing cells "graying"
- age spots
- skin changes increase vulnerability to infections/disorders
normal GI changes with aging - answer- atrophy of secretion mechanisms
- decreased motility of gut (constipation)
- loss of muscles
- neurosensory changes
- diminished response to pain
normal nervous system changes with aging - answer- increased motor response time
- slower pyschomotor performance
- slower intellectual performance
- decreased complex learning
- decreased hours of sleep
- impairment in mobility
normal respiratory changes with aging - answer- airways & tissues less elastic & more
rigid
- power of respiratory & abdominal muscles becomes reduced
- FVC, FEV1 decreased
normal skeletal changes with aging - answer- decreased height (~2 inches)
- decreased weight (after age 80)
- loss of bone substance (osteopenia, osteoporosis)
normal kidney changes with aging - answer- renal size and mass decrease
- decreased creatinine, renal blood flow, concentration ability
Young old - answer65 - 74
middle old - answer75 - 85
old old - answer> 85
heterogeneity - answeras people age, they become more dissimilar than similar in terms
of individual physiology
normal skin changes with aging - answer- loss of subcutaneous fat
- atrophic changes in sweat glands
- thickened fingernails & toenails
- loss of body hair
- decrease in pigment producing cells "graying"
- age spots
- skin changes increase vulnerability to infections/disorders
normal GI changes with aging - answer- atrophy of secretion mechanisms
- decreased motility of gut (constipation)
- loss of muscles
- neurosensory changes
- diminished response to pain
normal nervous system changes with aging - answer- increased motor response time
- slower pyschomotor performance
- slower intellectual performance
- decreased complex learning
- decreased hours of sleep
- impairment in mobility
normal respiratory changes with aging - answer- airways & tissues less elastic & more
rigid
- power of respiratory & abdominal muscles becomes reduced
- FVC, FEV1 decreased
normal skeletal changes with aging - answer- decreased height (~2 inches)
- decreased weight (after age 80)
- loss of bone substance (osteopenia, osteoporosis)
normal kidney changes with aging - answer- renal size and mass decrease
- decreased creatinine, renal blood flow, concentration ability
