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Geriatric Care (Changes with Aging: (Nervous system (changes in vision…
Geriatric Care
Changes with Aging:
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Integumentary system
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nails become thick, tough, & brittle
Musculoskeletal System
muscles lose their tone, volume, and strength
Osteoporosis: calcium & other minerals lost from bones & causes bones to become brittle & more likely to fracture
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Causes gradual decrease in height, mobility, & weakness
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Nervous system
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senses diminish (taste, smell, vision, hearing, thinking, reacting, interpreting, and remembering)
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Taste & smell decrease will affect appetite & have hard time smelling gas, chemicals, smoke, & other dangerous chemicals
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changes in vision cause problems reading small print & distance, decrease in peripheral & night vision
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memory loss, short term usually affected; long term & intelligence usually not affected
Digestive System
fewer digestive juices & enzymes produced, muscle actions become slower & peristalsis decreases; teeth lost & liver function decreases
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