body and metabolic changes in the older adult Flashcards

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arcus senilis

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grey ring around cornea, NOT associated with visual change

if

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stasis dermatitis

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lower legs and ankles secondary to chronic edema (PVD)

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3
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red reflex is opaque gray ( versus orange/red)

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cataract

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cataracts

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white/gray, gradual onset, decreased night vision/glare of car lights
** Red reflex disappears

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5
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how to assess macular degeneration

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amsler grid

may find drusen bodies - Drusen are tiny yellow or white deposits in a layer of the retina

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ear changes in elderly

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sensorineural hearing loss ( speaking voice affected, high frequency)

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cardiac changes in elderly

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s4 normal ( if not associated with heart disease)
left ventricle hypertrophy (hence s4) dt thickness
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lungs

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fev1 increase, therefore residual volume increase
total lung volume same
crackles normal ( ask patient to cough several times and benign crackles will resolve)

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liver

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size/mass decrease

clearance of drugs slowed

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10
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colon cancer number 1 risk

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age>50 yo

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immune

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LESS likely to have a fever with infection, body temp is lower

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