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Normal Aging Vs. Illness Flashcards

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What is the main impact of aging?

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Can impact function and ultimately placement

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How is physiologic rhythm affected by aging?

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Reduction in circadian amplitude of body temp, plasma cortisol, and sleep.

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Discuss the pulsaltile secretion changes.

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  1. Gonadotropins
  2. Growth hormone
  3. Thyrotropin
  4. Melatonin
  5. ACTH
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Describe the Autonomic Nervous System of the elderly

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  1. Increased basal and stimulated NE
  2. Preserved alpha-adrenergic receptor
  3. Decreased beta-adrenergic receptor
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How long does an average 65 year old have to live? 85 year old?

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18 years; 6 years

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How do you communicate with the elderly?

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  1. Address using last name
  2. Face person at eye level
  3. Speak clearly in low tones
  4. Do not shout
  5. Maintain unhurried pace.
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Describe the ‘Get up and Go test’

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  1. Sitting balance
  2. Arise from chair
  3. Standing balance
  4. Gait
  5. Turning Balance
  6. Sit down in chair
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How does the anatomy of the eye decline?

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  1. Atrophy of periorbital tissue
  2. Eyelids more relaxed
  3. Ectropion and entropion
  4. Conjunctiva yellows
  5. Corneal sensitivity to touch declines by 50%
  6. Iris becomes more rigid
  7. Lens yellos
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How does the physiology of the eye decline?

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  1. Lacrimal gland function decreases
  2. Decrease in tear production
  3. Decrease in goblet cell production
  4. Retina becomes thinner
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Discuss ‘Watery Eye’

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Despite decreased tear production, periorbital tissue atrophy leads to displacement of the lacrimal punctum.

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How does the humorous environment of the eye change?

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Both aqueous and vitreous humor production decrease

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Discuss Presbyopia

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The distance needed to focus near objects increases due to decreased lens elasticity and atrophy of ciliary muscle.

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Discuss the aging Eye’s ability to react to light.

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Adapts more slowly to light because pupil is rigid and lens is more opaque.

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What are the changes to the external ear?

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  1. Atrophy and thinning of external auditory canal
  2. Dry cerumen
  3. Thicker and duller tympanic membrane
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Describe aging of inner ear ossicles.

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Degenerative changes in all ossicular joints but sound transmission is preserved

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What are the changes to the inner ear?

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  1. Loss of hair cells in Organ of Corti
  2. Loss of cochler neurons
  3. Stiffening of Basilar membrane
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Describe CNS changes.

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  1. Decrease number of neurons
  2. Decrease weight of brain
  3. Impaired memory

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