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GERIATRIC DISORDERS – SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
By
Shirsa Das
Nihan Anwar
IV Pharm D
Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy,
Chittoor.
GERIATRIC DISORDERS – SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
1. Chronic health conditions
 Heart disease
Stroke
Cancer
Diabetes
2. Cognitive health
Dementia
3. Mental health
Depression
4. Physical injury
Osteoporosis
Osteoarthritis
5. HIV AIDS & other STDs
HIV AIDS
6. Malnutrition
 Depression
Alcoholism
Dietary restriction
Reduced social contact
Limited income
7. Sensory impairment
 Vision
Hearing
8. Oral health
 Cavities
Tooth decay , dry mouth , gum disease
Mouth cancer
9. Substance abuse
Mental deficits
10. Bladder control & constipation
Incontinence
Constipation
Heart disease
• Congestive
heart failure
• Coronary
artery
disease
• Stroke
• Cardiac
arrest
• Congenital
heart
disease
• Peripheral
artery
disease
• Arrhythmia
• Increased BP
• Reason
• Obesity
• Lifestyle
• Signs & symptoms
• Pain in chest
• Light headedness
• Collapse
• Palpitation
• Fast heart rate
• Cool skin
• Instability
• Dizziness
• Palpitation
• Numbness
cancer
• Breast cancer
• Prostate
cancer
• Basal cancer
• Melanoma
cancer
• Colon cancer
• Lung cancer
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma
• Sign & symptoms
o Persistent cough
o Change in bowel habits
o Blood in stool
o Unexplained anemia
o Breast lump / blood
discharge
o Lump in the testicle
o Change in urination
o Blood in urine
• Reasons
 Obesity
 Lifestyle
 Intake of more spicy
food
DIABETES
• Type II
diabetes
• Type I
diabetes
• Prediabetes • Gestational
diabetes
• Sign & symptoms
Excessive thirst & hunger
Frequent urination
Weight loss/ gain
Fatigue
Irritability
Blurred vision
Slow healing wounds
Skin infection
• Reasons
Obesity
Genetic
Lifestyle
Dementia
• Sign & symptoms
 Mood swings
 Disorientation
 Irritability
 Anxiety
 Loneliness
 Hallucination
 Sleep disorder
• Reasons
 Substance abuse
 Diabetes
 Hypertension
 Depression
 HIV
 Smoking
Mental health
• Depression
Physical injury
•Osteoporosis •Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
• Sign & symptoms
 Bone fracture
 Loss of height
• Reasons
 Age
 Shrinkage of bone &
muscle
 Lose strength &
flexibility
Osteoarthritis
• Sign & symptoms
 Crackles
 Stiffness
 Joint deformity
 tenderness
• Reasons
 Age
 Shrinkage of bone
HIV/AIDS & other STDs’
• AIDS
• Sign & symptoms
Pain in swallowing
Fatigue
Fever
Night sweats
Ulcers
Soreness
Opportunistic infection
• Reasons
Sexual desire.
Use of condom which
when combined with
weakened immune
system.
Malnutrition
• Depression
• Alcoholism
• Dietary
restriction
• Limited
income
• Reduced
social
contact
Reasons
Forget to eat.
Depression
Alcoholism
Dietary restriction
Reduced social contact
Limited income
Sensory impairments
•Vision •Hearing
Vision
• Sign & symptoms
 Glaucoma
 Blurred vision
 Distorted vision
 Vision loss
• Reasons
 Age
 Dryness of eye fluid
Hearing loss
• Sign & symptoms
 Hearing problem
 Ringing in the ears
 Sensitivity to sounds
• Reasons
 Age
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Geriatric

  • 1. GERIATRIC DISORDERS – SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS By Shirsa Das Nihan Anwar IV Pharm D Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy, Chittoor.
  • 2. GERIATRIC DISORDERS – SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS 1. Chronic health conditions  Heart disease Stroke Cancer Diabetes 2. Cognitive health Dementia
  • 3. 3. Mental health Depression 4. Physical injury Osteoporosis Osteoarthritis 5. HIV AIDS & other STDs HIV AIDS 6. Malnutrition  Depression Alcoholism Dietary restriction Reduced social contact Limited income
  • 4. 7. Sensory impairment  Vision Hearing 8. Oral health  Cavities Tooth decay , dry mouth , gum disease Mouth cancer 9. Substance abuse Mental deficits 10. Bladder control & constipation Incontinence Constipation
  • 5. Heart disease • Congestive heart failure • Coronary artery disease • Stroke • Cardiac arrest • Congenital heart disease • Peripheral artery disease • Arrhythmia • Increased BP
  • 6. • Reason • Obesity • Lifestyle • Signs & symptoms • Pain in chest • Light headedness • Collapse • Palpitation • Fast heart rate • Cool skin • Instability • Dizziness • Palpitation • Numbness
  • 7. cancer • Breast cancer • Prostate cancer • Basal cancer • Melanoma cancer • Colon cancer • Lung cancer • Leukemia • Lymphoma
  • 8. • Sign & symptoms o Persistent cough o Change in bowel habits o Blood in stool o Unexplained anemia o Breast lump / blood discharge o Lump in the testicle o Change in urination o Blood in urine • Reasons  Obesity  Lifestyle  Intake of more spicy food
  • 9. DIABETES • Type II diabetes • Type I diabetes • Prediabetes • Gestational diabetes
  • 10. • Sign & symptoms Excessive thirst & hunger Frequent urination Weight loss/ gain Fatigue Irritability Blurred vision Slow healing wounds Skin infection • Reasons Obesity Genetic Lifestyle
  • 11. Dementia • Sign & symptoms  Mood swings  Disorientation  Irritability  Anxiety  Loneliness  Hallucination  Sleep disorder • Reasons  Substance abuse  Diabetes  Hypertension  Depression  HIV  Smoking
  • 14. Osteoporosis • Sign & symptoms  Bone fracture  Loss of height • Reasons  Age  Shrinkage of bone & muscle  Lose strength & flexibility
  • 15. Osteoarthritis • Sign & symptoms  Crackles  Stiffness  Joint deformity  tenderness • Reasons  Age  Shrinkage of bone
  • 16. HIV/AIDS & other STDs’ • AIDS
  • 17. • Sign & symptoms Pain in swallowing Fatigue Fever Night sweats Ulcers Soreness Opportunistic infection • Reasons Sexual desire. Use of condom which when combined with weakened immune system.
  • 18. Malnutrition • Depression • Alcoholism • Dietary restriction • Limited income • Reduced social contact
  • 19. Reasons Forget to eat. Depression Alcoholism Dietary restriction Reduced social contact Limited income
  • 21. Vision • Sign & symptoms  Glaucoma  Blurred vision  Distorted vision  Vision loss • Reasons  Age  Dryness of eye fluid
  • 22. Hearing loss • Sign & symptoms  Hearing problem  Ringing in the ears  Sensitivity to sounds • Reasons  Age