Immune
- Increased autoimmune responses
Skin Changes in the Older Adult
✓ Decreased nail growth increasing the risk for fungal infection
✓ Increased nail thickness causing a potential overhang over the toes
✓ Decreased epidermal thickness causing skin transparency
✓ Decreased melanocytes which increase the risk of a sunburn
✓ Decreased dermal blood flow causing skin dryness
✓ Thinning subcutaneous layer leading to hypothermia
✓ Decreased eccrine and apocrine glands cause the skin to become dry
Occuptation Therapy vs Physcial therapy (0) | 2023.03.09 |
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Nclex 준비 - Renal Failure (0) | 2023.03.06 |
Nclex 준비- post op (0) | 2023.03.06 |
Nclex 준비- Radiation (0) | 2023.03.05 |
NCLEX 준비 - Meniere's Disease (0) | 2023.03.05 |
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