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Heart rate declines ___ beat per minute every year over age _____.

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  • 1

- 50

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What causes the increase chance in arrhythmias?

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  • Conduction system fibrosis

- SA node cell loss

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Atrial enlargement puts old people at risk for what 2 things?

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  • SVT

- AFib

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Left ventricular wall thickens by _______ the _______

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  • Decreasing

- Cavity

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Wall thickness increases in proportion to increase in chamber radius, this type of hypertrophy is called what?

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Eccentric hypertrophy

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What type of hypertrophy when chamber radius does not change while wall thickness increases?

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-Concentric hypertrophy

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In concentric hypertrophy, how are new sarcomeres added?

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-Parallel to existing sarcomeres

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Chronic pressure overload can lead to what type of hypertrophy?

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Concentric

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How will slowed circulation effect IV and Inhaled agents?

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  • Slow IV

- Speeds Inhaled agents

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Autonomic responses that maintain homeostasis decline with age, this can lead to what and do what during induction?

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  • Autonomic dysfunction

- Drop in BP

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Blunted B-receptors alter what two responses?

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  • Decreased HR

- Decreased ejection fraction

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To increase CO, old people are more dependent on ______, rather than _______.

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  • End diastolic volume

- HR

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Due to old peoples reliance on end diastolic volume vs. HR, this place them at greater risk of what?

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-CHF from large volumes of IV fluid, with anesthesia induced myocardial depression

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Name 2 elevated CV changes among old people?

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  • Elevated Afterload

- Elevated Systolic pressure

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What 4 CV things decrease with oldies?

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  • Decreased elasticity of arteries
  • Decreased adrenergic activity
  • Decreased HR
  • Decreased baroreceptor response
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What 5 respiratory changes decrease with elderly?

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  • Decreased elasticity of lungs
  • Decrease alveolar surface area
  • Decreased cough
  • Decrease Max breathing
  • Decreased vital capicity
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What 6 respiratory changes increase with elderly?

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  • Increased residual volume
  • Increased V/Q mismatch
  • Increase chest wall rigidity
  • Increased closing capicity/volume
  • Increased FRC
  • Increased Dead space
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The elderly have _______ response to hypercapnia and hypoxia

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-Blunted

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Elderly have over ________ of alveoli and _______ of small airways

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  • Distension

- Collapse

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Elderly increased risk of aspiration is r/t what?

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-loss of airway reflexes

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Vital capacity decreases ____ mls per year starting at age ____.

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  • 25

- 20

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does Vd/Vt ratio increase or decrease with age?

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Increase

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Elderly GI consideration

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  • pH rises
  • Gastric emptying slows
  • Smaller stomachs
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Elderly temp considerations

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  • Heat production decreases

- Heat loss increases

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What 3 things put elderly risk for temp loss?
- Decreased metabolic rate - Decreased heat production - Deficient thermostat control
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What decreasing renal problems are seen w/ oldies?
- Blood flow - GFR - Renal Mass - Concentration - Dilution - Drug excretion - Renin-aldosterone response
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What 3 renal functions are impaired with oldies?
- Sodium handling - Fluid handling - Potassium excretion
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Renal cortex is replaced with what?
-Fat and fibrotic tissue
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BUN gradually _______ 0.2 mg/dl per year
Increases
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Why does serum creatinine remain the same as we age?
-decrease in muscle mass
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Elderly are predisposed to what?
- Dehydration | - Fluid overload
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Fluid overload in oldies is related to what?
- Sodium - diluting - concentrating management changes
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What increases the elderly risk of acute renal failure?
-Decreased blood flow
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Oldies are predisposed to hyper and hypokalemia due to what?
-Diuretics
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What is the most specific test for renal failure?
-Serum creatinine clearance (24 hour urine)
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What things decrease in the nervous system with the elderly?
- Cerebral blood flow - Brain Mass - Neurotransmitters (dopamine)
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What helps preserve cognitive function?
-Physical activity
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What leads to muscle atrophy?
-Degeneration of peripheral nerves which slows conduction and reactions
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What nervous system threshold increase with oldies?
- Touch - Temp - Pain - Proprioception - Hearing - Vision
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Dosages for local anesthetics and general anesthetics are ______.
Reduced
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Epidural anesthesia has a more ________ spread.
Cephalad
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Elderly are very sensitive to anticholinergics like _________ and _______.
Scopalmine and atropine
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High incidence of confusion and delirium can be related to what?
- Drugs - Pain - Hypoxemia - Metabolic disturbances - Previous dementia
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What is pharmacokinetics?
-Relationship between drug and plasma concentration
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What is pharmacodynamics?
-Relationship between plasma concentration and clinical effect
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A decrease in muscle mas and increase in fat does what?
-Decreases total body water and effects water soluble drugs
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How are fat and water soluble drugs effected on oldies?
- Water = Increased plasma concentrations | - Fat = decreased plasma concentrations
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MAC for inhalation agents declines ______ per decade after age _____.
- 4% | - Age 40
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Inhalation agent onset is more rapid if cardiac output is ______.
Deceased
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myocardial depressant effect is ________ and tachycardia response is _________.
- Exaggerated | - Decreased
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Lower doses are needed for what 3 meds?
- Barbs - Opioid agonists - Benzos
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_____ ______ in muscle relaxant effects, but do have _________ excretion.
- No change | - Prolonged
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Most plasma proteins are unchanged with elderly except what 2?
- Albumin = slight decrease | - Alpha 1 glycoprotein = increase
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What plasma protein binds to local anesthetic and opioids?
-Alpha 1 glycoprotein (AAG)
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Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome causes what? When is it apparent? and how long do they live?
- Premature aging - after 6 months - 13 years
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Progeria anesthesia considerations
- Mandibular hypoplasia - Micrognathis - Narrow glottic opening
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Elderly anesthesia tidbits.
- Give beta blockers - give ABX - Avoid hypothermia - think regional - Longer emergence / extubation time
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