Geriatric- Increased or Decreased Flashcards by Silly 🌸

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Afterload

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Increases

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SBP

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Increases

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Left ventricle size

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Increases

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Lung residual volume

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Increases

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Ventilation/perfusion mismatch

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Increases

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Closing capacity and closing volume

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Increases

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FRC

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Slight increase

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Dead space

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Increases

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Vd/Vt ratio

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** Increases

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Gastric pH

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Increases

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Heat loss

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Increases

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BUN

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Gradually increases 0.2 mg/dL/year

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Threshold for touch, temperature, pain

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Increases

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Threshold for proprioception, hearing, vision

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Increases

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Cephalad spread of epidural anesthetic

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Increases

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Recovery time from GA

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Increases

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Incidence of confusion, delirium and cognitive distruptions

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Increases

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Body fat

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Increases

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MAC

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MAC decreases 4% per decade after age 40

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Total body water

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Decreases

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Adrenergic activity

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Decreases

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Heart rate: resting and maximum

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Decreases

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Baroreceptor response

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Decreases

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Peak ejection fraction

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Decreases

Elasticity of lung and arteries

Decreases

Alveolar surface area

Decreases

Cough

Decreases

Response to hypercapnia and hypoxia

Blunted/decreased

Max breathing capacity

Decreases

Vital capacity

Decreases

Total lung capacity

Decreases

Gastric emptying

Slows

Heat production

Decreases

Basal metabolic rate

Decreases

Renal blood flow

Decreases

GFR

Decreases

Renal mass

Decreases

Sodium handling

Decreases

Concentration and dilution by kidneys

Decreases

Drug excretion by kidneys

Decreases

RAAS response

Decreases

Potassium excretion by the kidneys

Decreases

Muscle mass

Decreases

Ability of kidneys to reabsorb glucose

Decreases

Cerebral blood flow

Decreases

Brain mass

Decreases

Peripheral nerve conduction/reflexes

Decreases

Dose for LA and general anesthetic agents

Decreases

Skin thickness

Decreases

Doses for barbs, opioids, benzos

Decreases

Plasma proteins

No change EXCEPT: - albumin decreases - alpha 1-glycoprotein increases