NUR1 239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Polypharmacy, Determinant, Environmental Impact Assessment
10 May 2016
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65 years old (paho) pan american health organisation (we live longer by number) *by 2015, 69% of north american pop will be 80 yo and more. *by 2050, 20% of world"s pop will be 60 yo and more. Gradual loss & deterioration of the body reserve, affecting all systems. Symptoms present in the system with the least reserve. Decrease max heart rate + increase time of baseline* Thickenind & loss of elasticity of the veins (more dilated) Decreased ability to moculate heart rate in response to stress. Remainig free of major chronic diseases: copd"s, difficulty with adl"s. Mini mental state evaluation (mmse) score >80th percentile. Optimizing opportunities for health : participation & security to improve quality of life. Decrease of temperature * normal for them, so they can have fever but not reach 40. ** sudden loss of autonomy = not normal. 15% of cdn 65 yo + live with cognitive impairment (most alzheimer"s diseases)
