Age related sensory deficient Flashcards
Progressive hearing loss often causing diminished functional independence
Presbycusis
Ringing or buzzing in the air is more prevalent often caused by
Ototoxicity
Change to eye lens
Typically results in correctable farsightedness
Presbyopia
The leading cause of hospitalization and adults over 65
Heart failure
What percentage of people older than 75 years die Of a heart attack
50%
What should be considered an elderly patient with wheezing or dyspnea even if they do not have it
Asthma
Temperature Vital signs in the elderly tend to be
96 degree f or 97 degrees f
Inactive elderly may have a resting pulse of
50 to 55 beats/min
Blood pressure in the elderly generally rise or lower with Age and is it systole or distill
Rise and systole
Normal respiratory rate in the elderly is
18-25 breaths per minute
Tachypnea may be due to
Ambulation
Anxiety or mid brain lesions
Hypoxemia as acidemia or pneumonia
Bluish in color around lips and fingernails and bluish toes
Cyanosis
When your fingers become more round and may indicate connective tissue disease
Clubbing
Often indicates congestive heart failure or deep vein Thydrosis
Edema
Indicative of right heart failure
Jugular vein distention 
Which part of the lungs should you listen to the higher the lower areas
Lower
PaO2 decreases with age roughly
- 0.245mm Hg/year
Tachypnea may be due to?
Ambulation (walking)
Anxiety
Mid brain lesions
Hypoxemia (low blood oxygen)
Acidema (below normal ph)
Pneumonia (mucus filled alveoli , infection)
(Respiratory rate) Bradypnea can be caused
Medication
Being asleep
Alkalosis (too much acid in blood)
Hypothermia
Peripheral edema can indicate
CHF (congestive heart failure) or DVT Deep vein thrombosis
Congestive heart failure will usually be seen on which side of the heart
Left
Presence of air under the skin tissue
Subcutaneous emphysema
Pulmonary auscultation should be started on what part of the body on the elderly
On the backside at the bottom (posterior basil)
