•Sweat and sebaceous glands - Decrease in number and function, leaving skin dry
•Senile purpura - Discoloration due to increasing capillary fragility
•Skin breakdown due to multiple factors - Cell replacement is slower and wound healing is delayed
•Hair matrix - Functioning melanocytes decrease, leading to gray fine hair
Aging Adults - Answer -•Temporal arteries may look twisted and prominent
•Senile tremors - A mild rhythmic tremor of head, benign head nodding and tongue protrusion
•Teeth loss - lower face looks unusually small, with mouth sunken in
•Kyphosis - increased concave curve of neck
•Perform ROM and position changes slowly minimize dizziness (safety)
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Aging Adults - Answer -Skin color and presentations
•Senile lentigines (liver spots)- aka sun spots
•Keratoses- rusty thick
Texture
•Skin tags or acrochordons
Thickness- overgrowth of skin
•Thin parchment
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