Sensory impairments and ageing

Question 1

How quickly do you lose muscle mass?

Answer 1

1-2% per year over 50 years old

Question 2

Which muscle fibres are reduced as you get older?

Answer 2

Question 3

What hormones reduce as you get order?

Answer 3

Question 4

How do you assess sarcopenia?

Answer 4

Question 5

Which physical performance test assess sarcopenia and what is it?

Answer 5

Timed up and go test
Stand from chair, walk 3m and return to chair.
Should be less than 10 seconds.

Question 6

How do you prevent sarcopenia?

Answer 6

Question 7

What is the commonest join disorder in older patients?

Answer 7

Osteoarthritis

Question 8

What factors result in osteoarthritis?

Answer 8

Question 9

When is peak bone mass achieved?

Answer 9

Question 10

Which bone reduces in ageing?

Answer 10

Trabecular

Question 11

Which bone loses strength in ageing?

Answer 11

Cortical

Question 12

What causes increased bone resorption as we age?

Answer 12

Increased osteoclastic activity

Question 13

What is vitamin d converted to in the liver?

Answer 13

Question 14

Why do elderly people get Vitamin D deficiency?

Answer 14

Question 15

What are fragility fractures associated with?

Answer 15

Question 16

What are the functions of the skin?

Answer 16

Question 17

What happens to skin as we age?

Answer 17

Question 18

How does skin protection decrease as we age?

Answer 18

Question 19

How does skin temperature regulation change as we age?

Answer 19

Question 20

How does skin production change as we get older?

Answer 20

Question 21

How does skin perception change as we get older?

Answer 21

Question 22

What are the risks of excessive sun exposure?

Answer 22

Question 23

What are the common benign skin tumours?

Answer 23

Question 24

What is a pre-cancerious skin tumour seen in the elderly?

Answer 24

Question 25

What skin cancers are common in the elderly?

Answer 25

Question 26

How does the oropharynx change as we age?

Answer 26

Question 27

Xerostomia meaning?

Answer 27

Dry mouth/reduced saliva

Question 28

How does the oesophagus and swallowing change as we age?

Answer 28

Question 29

What are the clinical implications of oesophageal and swallowing changes as get older?

Answer 29

Question 30

How does the stomach and proximal bowel change as we age?

Answer 30

Question 31

How does the large bowel change as we get older?

Answer 31

Question 32

What are the clinical implications of large bowel changes as we get older?

Answer 32

Question 33

What is anorexia of ageing?

Answer 33

Question 34

Why does anorexia of ageing occur?

Answer 34