Assessing the Older Adult
Terms
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- Lentigo Senilis
- relatively small darker spots of colour on the skin caused by melanosyte clumping; also called liver spots
- Cheilitis
- inflammation of the lip; also called angular stomatitis caused by some older adults having an increase in saliva
- Xanthelasma
- soft, yellow plaques on the lids at the inner canthus, which are sometimes associated with hypercholesterolemia
- Pingueculae
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yellowish nodules sclera of the eye
-thickened areas of the bulbar conjunctiva
- caused by prolonged exposure to sun, wind and dust
- may occur on either side of the pupil and cause no problems - Acrochordons
- pedunculated (stalk-shaped mass), flesh coloured lesions of collagen and subcutaneous tissue that occur on the neck, back, axillary area, and eyelids; also called skin tags
- Actinic Keratoses
- normal aging growths, especially in fair-skinned people, that are considered precancerous; they appear as callulike red, yellow, or flesh-coloured plaques on exposed areas, such as the ears, cheeks, lips, nose, upper extremities, or a balding scalp
- Arcus Senilis
- a light-grey ring around the outer pupil caused by the deposition of lipids
- Cataract
- a condition in which the lens of the eye thickens and yellows, forming a dense area that reduces lens clarity and results in a loss of central vision
- Cherry Angiomas
- vascular lesions; nonsignificant red spots, seen usually on the trunk
- Diverticula
- outpouchings in the walls of the colon caused by continual overdistension of the bowel and straining to pass stool
- Presbycusis
- high-frequency hearing loss that occurs over time and is associated with aging
- Presbyopia
- decreased ability of the eye lens to change shape to accommodate for near vision
- Pterygium
- opacity of the bulbar conjunctiva that can grow over the cornea and block vision
- Seborrheic Keratoses
- benign, greasy, wartlike lesions that are yellow-brown in colour; they can appear anywhere on the body but are seen most frequently on the neck, chest, and back
- Senile Purpura
- a vascular lesion that can occur spontaneously or in response to minimal trauma in the very old client with fragile blood vessels