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Functional assessment measures
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ability to perform activities of daily living
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Advanced directives
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Planning for incapacitation or death
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Why is H & P important?
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it provides key sources of information about the patient
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What is very important in Geriatrics
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Observation
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Polypharmacy
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Increased drug use leads to multiple drug interactions and adverse effects that may be cumulative with each drug added.
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Polyphysician
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Ideally a pt. should have a PCP to coordinate care whith other multiple specialists.
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Mini mental status exam
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30 questions filled out with pt.
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Activities of Daily living
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Basic activities that the pt. should be able to complete by themselves
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Cardiac situations to consider with age
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Decrease in max heart rate/cardiac output, heart walls are stiffer
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Pulmonary considerations with elderly
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decreased useful lung capacity and increased DEAD SPACE
Decreased response to CO2 and O2 levels |
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Renal considerations in the elderly
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Kidney fxn decreases slightly per year after age of 50.
May decrease excretion of medications. |
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Hepatic considerations in elderly.
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Decreased ability for Liver to detox and metab drugs
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Body composition in the elderly pt.
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increeased body fat from 15 - 30%
Decreased muscle mass, water and bone mass |
