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NR 601 MID TERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE Fundamental Considerations - Recognize that presenting features of disease/illness may be different and having a ... [Show More] greater awareness of the impact of chronic illness on the patient. - Perspective is different than with younger adults. Physiological Changes with Aging - The clinician must be aware that all the systems interact an, in doing so, can increase the older person’s vulnerability to illness/disease. - During the clinical decision-making process, the clinician knowledgeable about physiological changes with aging will be less likely to undertreat a treatable condition. - Example- Use the diagnostic process to differentiate the more benign seborrheic keratosis from actinic keratosis. - Be informed; do not attribute a finding to the aging process alone. The elder may conclude there is no point in changing behavior, because the process is inevitable. - Three primary points: 1) There is a reduced physiological reserve of most body systems, particularly cardiac, respiratory, and renal. 2) There are reduced homeostatic mechanisms that fail to adjust regulatory systems such as temperature control and fluid and electrolyte balance. 3) There is impaired immunological function: infection risk is greater, and autoimmune diseases are more prevalent. Laboratory Values in Older Adults - Many factors can influence lab value interpretation in the elderly, including the physiological changes with aging, the prevalence of chronic disease, changes in nutritional and fluid intake, lifestyle (including activity), and the medications taken. - Reference ranges therefore may be preferable. Reference ranges or intervals, such as age, sex, or race can be defined demographically. For example, the reference range for older adults might be the intervals within which 95% of persons over age 70 fall. - Further defined physiologically (fasting or activity status) or pharmacologically (medication, tobacco or ETOH use). - Biochemical individuality is of particular importance in detecting asymptomatic abnormalities in older adults. Significant homeostatic disturbances in the same individual may be detected through serial laboratory tests, even though all individual test results may lie within normal limits of the reference interval for the entire group [Show Less]

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