If this fails, a pancrelipase and sodium bicarbonate solution may be instilled in order to "digest" the clog. Metabolic complications: Metabolic complications of enteral nutrition are similar to those that occur during PN, although the incidence and severity may be less. Careful monitoring can minimize or prevent metabolic complications. Refeeding syndrome: Refeeding of severely malnourished patients may result in "refeeding syndrome" in which there are acute decreases in circulating levels of potassium, magnesium, and phosphate. The sequel of refeeding syndrome adversely affect nearly every organ system and include cardiac dysrhythmias, heart failure, acute respiratory failure, coma, paralysis, nephropathy, and liver dysfunction.
Women may also experience psychological changes such as mood changes which could include depression, anxiety or tiredness and also insomnia. Hormones are also another physical aspect which changes as we get older. Hormones which usually change by decreasing as we get older are: ‘Aldosterone, calcitonin, growth hormone and renin. In women, estrogen and prolactin levels usually decrease significantly.’ These then cause older individual’s to experience changes such as additional hair growth on specific areas of their body. (David, C.
This process is more complex if the person takes other drugs and has other diseases, because drug-drug and drug-disease interactions are possible. Effects of age: Infants and older people particularly have problems with drug response. Their liver and kidneys function less effectively, so drugs that are broken down by the liver or excreted by the kidneys tend to accumulate, thus potentially causing problems. Older people typically have more disorders than children and younger adults and thus usually take more drugs. The more drugs people take, the more likely they are to have problems caused by one drug interfering with another drug
Blood hormone concentrationare usually governed by negative feedback control – a reduction in concentration stimulates additional secretion and an increase in concentration inhibits further secretion. Once hormone binds to a receptor moleculethey are usually degraded rapidly. This ‘rapid recovery system’ mens that the target calls can be sensitive to changing levels of the hormones that regulate their
A. List Joseph’s risk factors and create a brief summary of the information you have so far. Identify how his risk factors would affect cellular function. The risk factors for Joseph are history of hypertension, poor diet, weight gain, stress, family history of vascular disease, and smoking. These risk factors affect cellular function by slowing down the amount of oxygen and blood flow the cells are receiving.
Stress also increases the heart rate and can lead to the increase of blood pressure, thus Hypertension and can lead to Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). Although this disease can be caused by the indirect effects. Indirect effects of stress are associated with the bad habits that stress causes us to take part in, these included smoking, poor diet and alcohol abuse. These poor habits can thus lead to ill-effects on one’s health. These issues are more related to chronic stress rather than acute stress and it occurs for a long period, thus affecting health for a longer period.
However, can cause myopathy which can lead to rhabdomyolysis. Unexplained muscle pain should be reported. Can also cause an elevation of liver enzymes and these may be monitored periodically. Generally will not see a statin and a fibrate given concurrently due to the increased risk of rhabdomyolysis and
Many aspects can affect one's quality of life in late-adulthood. Different factors can contribute to the negative or positive qualities in one's life; however, some aspects are inevitable. This paper will address biological changes, cognitive function decline contrasted to acquired knowledge, coping with dying, and grieving death. A further look into these topics will help one understand many changes the elderly experience. Biological Changes Because of changes in late adulthood, people biologically develop at different rates.
Bone density begins to decrease after age 30 for both men and women, but the effects are more severe in women, especially after they have gone through menopause. Once estrogen production is halted, the osteoblasts are no longer excited by the hormone and therefore production of new bone slows down considerably. Of course, this slowing is not only contributed to menopause, but to age as Case Study 6 -
CU4365 UNDERSTAND THE FACTORS AFFECTING OLDER PEOPLE 1.1 DESCRIBE CHANGES THAT MAY COME WITH AGEING. Some of the body changes are as listed below: What happens | Why | Mental function:Difficulty remembering or coming up with the right wordDifficulty concentratingDifficulty learning new material | The nerve cells in the brain release different amounts of some chemical messengers (which send impulses from cell to cell), and the number of receptors on nerve cells may decrease. Thus, the brain does not send or process impulse as well or as quickly. | Physical activity:Unsteadiness or loss of balance. | Structures in the inner ear that help with balance stiffen and deteriorate slightly.The part of the brain that controls balance (cerebellum)