The Physiological Effects of Ageing - Farley, Alistair (John Wiley & Sons, 2011)
Common respiratory problems associated with ageing
Title page; Contents; Author profiles; Preface; Chapter 1: Growing Older; Introduction; Drivers in the care of older adults; Activities of living; Overall aims; References; Chapter 2: Theories of Ageing; Aims; Learning Outcomes; Introduction; Ageing theories; Error theory; Free radical theory; Immune theory; Programmed theory of ageing: changes in cell replication; Neuroendocrine theory; Effects of ageing on homeostasis and body function; Summary; References and further reading; Chapter 3: Maintaining a Safe Environment; Aims; Learning Outcomes; Introduction; Immune system
Physical/ mechanical and chemical barriersPhagocytosis; Acute inflammatory response; Typical immune response to the presence of pathogenic microorganisms; Relationship between innate (non-specific) and acquired (specific) immunity; Wound healing; Ageing changes in the immune system; Changes in the thymus; T cell function; B cell function; Natural killer cells; Inflammatory process; Nutrition; Changes to the skin and mucous membranes; HIV/AIDS; Assessment of the immune system; HIV/AIDS; Stages of HIV infection; Modes of transmission related to older adults
Issues relating to older people and HIV/AIDSSummary; References and further reading; Useful websites; Chapter 4: Communicating; Aims; Learning Outcomes; Introduction; Normal structure and function; The nervous system; Ageing changes in the nervous system; Brain; Neuronal loss; Neuronal networks; Neurotransmitters; Lipofuscin and neurofibrillary tangles; Movement; Changes in the spinal cord; The eye; Structures of the eye; Aqueous humour and vitreous humour; Accessory structures; Physiology of vision; Refraction; Accommodation; Constriction; Convergence
Retina and the conversion of light to an electrical signalAgeing changes in the eye; The ear; Normal structure and function; Physiology of sound; Ageing changes in hearing and vestibular function; Conditions associated with communication difficultyin older adults; Delirium; Assessment for delirium; Management; Pain in older people; Epidemiology of pain for older people; Criteria for choosing a pain assessment tool; Other factors; Management of pain for older people; Parkinson's disease; Pathophysiology; Diagnosis; Medical management; Nursing management; Summary; References and further reading