NSG 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Filial Piety, Acrochordon, Cardiovascular Disease
6 Sep 2018
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60 - 65 years - death (chapter 16-18) Universal biological theory-normal process without risks from disease. Genetic programming determines the pace and process of aging-irrespective of lifelong health habits. Chromosome: telomeres alter the number of cell divisions. Cellular pacemaker" controlled by hypothalamus and pituitary gland. 70-79 yrs (middle old) - illness, loss of spouse. 100 + fast growing age group (centenarians) Success in this age group - bronfenbrenner. Adaptation to new changes related to age. Skin: wrinkled, thin, age spots and red/blue spots (from hemorrhages beneath skin), skin tags. Muscles become weaker, more difficult to manage posture and joints. Osteoporosis intensifies, arthritis in major joints causes pain, stiffness and loss of mobility. Atherosclerosis - may have started as early a middle childhood. Sleep less, less time in deep sleep. Constipation due to poor diet, dehydration, medications. No peripheral vision caused by increased pressure in the eye. Increase pressure in the eye causes peripheral vision loss.
