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equitable - -providing care that does not vary in quality because of gender,
ethnicity, geographic location, and socioeconomic status
-aging disrupts absorption of - -vitamin D, C, A
calcium
-the elderly are less able to taste - -salty and sweet
-elderly should increase intake in what and how much should they intake - -
fiber 35-50 grams
fluids 2 L
-ex of physiologic behaviors - -sleep disturbances
increased physical symptoms (GI distress)
emotional manifestations (withdrawal, anxiety, anger, and depression)
-excessive alcohol consumption increases risk for falls and other accidents,
affects mood and cognition and leads to complications of chronic diseases
such as: - -DM
Hypertension
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
-recommended alcohol intake for those 65 and older - -no more than one
drink a day or 7 in a week
-screening tools for alcohol abuse/alcoholism - --Short michigan alcoholism
screening test (geriatric version SMAST-G)- 10 yes/no answer test
-CAGE questionnaire
-Alcohol-related problems survey (ARPS)
-Short ARPS (shARPS)
-older adults with depression may also have: - -insomnia
excessive daytime sleeping
poor appetite
lack of energy
unwillingness to participate in recreational activities
-delerium - -acute state of confusion
-types of delirium - -hyperactive
hypoactive
, mixed
unclassified
-Risk factors for delirium - -drug therapy
infection
fecal impaction
electrolyte imbalance
surgery
metabolic problems
neuro disorders
circulatory, renal, pulmonary disorders
nutritional deficiencies
hypoxemia
relocation
major loss
-screening tools for delirium - -confusion assessment method (CAM)
delirium index (DI)
NEECHAM confusion scale
Mini-Cog
-onset and duration of delirium - -fast
1 hour to less than 1 month
-dementia - -chronic, progressive decline, slow onset, pregress over
months-years, cause is unknown-possible familia/chemical
-most common form of dementia - -alzheimers
-second most common form of alzheimers - -multi-infarct dementia
-impairments associated with dementia - -memory
communication
ability to focus/pay attention
reasoning/judgement
visual perception
safety
nutrition
mobility
-risk factors associated with dementia - -age
genetics
smoking
ETOH
-Dx for dementia - -no one test, based s/s
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