Sensory impairments and ageing Flashcards
How quickly do you lose muscle mass?
1-2% per year over 50 years old
Which muscle fibres are reduced as you get older?
What hormones reduce as you get order?
How do you assess sarcopenia?
Which physical performance test assess sarcopenia and what is it?
Timed up and go test
Stand from chair, walk 3m and return to chair.
Should be less than 10 seconds.
How do you prevent sarcopenia?
What is the commonest join disorder in older patients?
Osteoarthritis
What factors result in osteoarthritis?
When is peak bone mass achieved?
Which bone reduces in ageing?
Trabecular
Which bone loses strength in ageing?
Cortical
What causes increased bone resorption as we age?
Increased osteoclastic activity
What is vitamin d converted to in the liver?
Why do elderly people get Vitamin D deficiency?
What are fragility fractures associated with?
What are the functions of the skin?
What happens to skin as we age?
How does skin protection decrease as we age?
How does skin temperature regulation change as we age?
How does skin production change as we get older?
How does skin perception change as we get older?
What are the risks of excessive sun exposure?
What are the common benign skin tumours?
What is a pre-cancerious skin tumour seen in the elderly?
What skin cancers are common in the elderly?
How does the oropharynx change as we age?
Xerostomia meaning?
Dry mouth/reduced saliva
How does the oesophagus and swallowing change as we age?
What are the clinical implications of oesophageal and swallowing changes as get older?
How does the stomach and proximal bowel change as we age?
How does the large bowel change as we get older?
What are the clinical implications of large bowel changes as we get older?
What is anorexia of ageing?
Why does anorexia of ageing occur?
