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Age Related Physiologic Changes and Anesthesia Implications

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Geriatrics #Aging #Anesthesia
MarkHarrisMD #Geriatrics ... Aging #Anesthesia #Pathophysiology
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
 •
Epidemiology • Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #geriatrics
Falls: Pathogenesis and Complications
Poly-pharmacy
Disorders affecting movement and balance
 - Sensory deficits
 - Neuromuscular degeneration/Cerebrovascular disease
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Lifestyle #Geriatrics ... #Falls #pathophysiology
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
#Incontinence #geriatrics ... #pathophysiology
Cycle of frailty

The impact of reduced activity can be huge as this Frailty Cycle suggests. So
frailty #cycle #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
LewyBody #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
QTc Prolongation - Medications and Conditions that Prolong QT: From "A to N"
A - Anti-A-rrhythmics
B -
- Females G - Geriatrics ... H - Heart pathophysiology
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
#constipation #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
schema of the pathophysiology ... connections and pathophysiology ... of information: Pediatrics ... , UpToDate #Pediatrics ... MetabolicEmergency #Genetics #Pathophysiology