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Aging of elderly - Coggle Diagram

- - - - this has effect on aging and the changes in the body
  - - - increases pt risk of falls
    - - related to all these visual changes
    - - decreased ability to focus the eyes PRESBYOPIA (farsightedness)
    - - light perception threshold decreases
      - dark and light adaption takes longer
      - difficulty with vision at night
    - - increases risk of falling
  - - - Role of dopamine, incidence/prevalence
        
        Treatment: anticholinergic meducations
        
        Nursing interventions: Education, Psychosocial, physical
        
        Nursing goal: as much independence as possible
      - slows the initiation and execution of movement, postural instability
    - - Rigidity extremities, mask like facial expressions, drooling, stooped posture, pill rolling movements, emotional lability, tremors
- - - - Connection to musculoskeletal system
  - - - Has effect on all as[ects of older adults, reduced nutrient effects immune system, skin, musculoskeletal, ect
      - also changes vision, decreased nutrition can affect sight
  - - - makes fat digestion harder
- - - - increase risk of injury
- - - - increased urination frequency results in pt getting up more at night and increasing fall risk
  - - - high urea nitrogen levels
      - proteinuria is common
- - - - due to alterations in metabolism
        
        ALTERATIONS IN METABOLISM, this changes affects digestion, musculoskeletal and endocrine along with most body processes too
- - - - altered metabolism
  - - - increases pt risk of pressure ulcers and infection w age
- - - - Some retraction of nipples
    - - Increased vaginal fragility increases the risk of irritation leading to vaginitis
  - - - can negatively affect a pt health