elderly

Question 1

what are the older years like

Answer 1

• more leisure time- most likely retirered
• more disponible income
• muscle mass and strength decrease
• slow of gi and digestive tract
• immune system weaken with age

Question 2

three factors to functional age

Answer 2

biological
- body systems
- bone loss
- nutritional habits
psychological
- cognitive and emotional
social age
- social clock

Question 3

wha is the average life expectancy men and woman

Answer 3

men- 79
woman- 83

• average time from birth expected to live

Question 4

what is the best predictor of mobility at older age

Answer 4

physical activity

Question 5

how does body compensation change

Answer 5

• decrease bone and lean mass
• increase in body fat

*prevent with proper nutritional and strength training

Question 6

immunity function

Answer 6

• decrease function
• greater venerability to infectious disease

Question 7

atrophic gastritis

Answer 7

• chronic inflammation of stomach
• bacteria overgrowth in small intestine
• decrease absorption of nutrients

Question 8

senosry lost effect

Answer 8

hearing, sight, smell and taste

cause isolation and decrease in eating

Question 9

protein importance at this age

Answer 9

• extra important
• reduced avability to use
• greater need

or muscle bone and immune function

Question 10

changes in body when get older

Answer 10

msucle mass and bone strength decrease

posture decline (1/2 inch a decade after 40 years)

Gi system changes
- saliva decreased, motility decreases

Question 11

Immune system decline

Answer 11

• increase susceptibilities with nutrient deficiencies
• if immune system is compromised antibiotics might not work
  (major cause of death)

Question 12

importance of vitamin E/ Vitamin K

Answer 12

• blood thinners
  vitamin E - antioxidant
• vitamin K– bone heath

Question 13

importance of vitamin A

Answer 13

immune
growth and development
immune
vision

toxicity is a risk
RNA 700ug/900ug

Question 14

vitamin D recommendation and importance

Answer 14

20ug/day instead of 15ug/day

• decrease capacity to make in skin
• limited sun exposure
  should be taking 10mg supplament

Question 15

vit b12

Answer 15

2.4 ug/day

Question 16

what are cataracts

Answer 16

• thickening of eye elenses
• lead to bkindness
• need surgery to remove

Question 17

osteoarthritis

Answer 17

• cartilage in joint breaks

Question 18

rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 18

• immune system– attacks bone covering
• more synovial fluid, which increases pain and pressure
• joint inflammation

Question 19

osteoporosis

Answer 19

• bone density decrease rapidly after meanupasue
• excerise and weight baring and calicum supplaments to prevent

Question 20

what is polypharmacy

Answer 20

• taking several different drugs in a dat

Question 21

fitness recommendations

Answer 21

150 min moderate to vigorous activity week

2 week resistance training