Imagine being in your 20s- the ultimate period of youth and vitality, only to look into a mirror and see a reflection of yourself old enough to pass as a feeble senior citizen. Although many skincare companies are rapidly producing anti-aging products to consumers who fear getting old, aging is inevitable, and unfortunately to some, it comes significantly earlier than they expect. Werner’s syndrome (WS) is a genetically acquired disease that causes people to age at an abnormally rapid rate. The patients usually start experiencing symptoms around the age of 20 and undergo significant aging in a short period of time. During this time, patients will continue to develop other consequences that come with old age, and do not typically survive …show more content…
The patients also experience changes in their voices and even develop skin ulcerations as shown in figure 1. Figure 1 – as shown, those with the disease clearly show a beaklike face, skin ulcerations However, physical changes in appearance are not the only symptoms of this disease. As the body ages, the patients also become more susceptible to illnesses and diseases. In the case of a WS patient, they experience this exact same situation, but just 50 years in advance. This means that while they are aging externally, they are also prone to developing other diseases that usually come with old age. For example, patients have 91% chance of developing osteoporosis, 80% for hypogonadism, 71% for diabetes mellitus, and 40% for atherosclerosis. Although cataracts and osteoporosis are the most common effects of WS, these are very treatable. Thus, diabetes mellitus is seen as the most serious symptom of WS. Treatments for the mentioned conditions include surgery for cataracts, and frequent monitoring for tumors and heart diseases. In addition, patients can establish a healthy lifestyle that includes smoking avoidance, regular exercise, and weight control to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis (Muftuoglu et al., 2008). Although this disease can affect one’s overall physical and internal ealth, research has shown that it does not affect their intelligence
There are many diseases affect people as they become older. Senior citizen diseases can attract many organs such as the brain or immune system. Brain diseases usually impact the normal life of the patients and cause many difficulties to accomplish what they want. One example of brain diseases is vascular dementia, which is a worldwide illness that affects many people. According to Young Dementia UK “Around 20% of young people with dementia have vascular dementia.” [1]. It occurs when the blood supply cannot reach to the brain vessels. As a result, brain cells may die because of a lack of the oxygen in the blood vessels. According to Alzheimer's Society “Vascular dementia can be caused by two events that can occur in blood vessels.
Mrs Jones was diagnoses with diabetes mellitus at age forty-two. Her diabetes is uncontrolled, and despite being prescribed insulin she frequent refuses to take it preferring to control her diabetes with herbal remedies. Mrs Jones also has a history of renal and vision problems. She has previously undergone surgery (caesarean section at age thirty and cholecystectomy at age sixty-five) but did not heal well following her last surgery.
Late Adulthood is a time in people’s lives when they come to terms with their lives and reevaluate what they have done or accomplished in the lieu of what they still would like to accomplish for the remainder of their lives. During this stage of life adults around the ages of 65 begin to experience a variety of changes in their physical appearance and a decline in their health. The process of aging in an individual occurs at different speeds and during this stage older adults are being treated as second-class citizens especially by younger adults. The skin begins to wrinkle at an
In today's world, there is a large amount of emphasis on physical beauty, youth, and how to stay younger for longer. Although many have condemned this as a particularly shallow approach to life, there is also an underlying concern for physical health, which is at the bottom of longevity and a concomitant better-looking physique. Indeed, the longer a person can maintain a healthy lifestyle and a focus on self-care, the longer he or she tends to maintain a relatively youthful or at least healthy demeanor. This has also become a growing concern as life expectancy has increased almost exponentially for human beings over the last century. For this reason, companies such as Dr. Perricone MD Skincare continue to do extensive research to determine ways in which the longevity and youth of the skin can be prolonged and even restored.
BB’s skin presents as pink, warm and dry. No obvious signs or symptoms of abnormal bruising or lesions present however, the patient states that the skin has of late has
The working diagnosis is that this patient is suffering from Angioedema as a result of Anaphylaxis and developing Urticaria. Angioedema is the swelling of deep layers of the skin due the accumulation of fluid, symptoms of Angioedema include swelling of the eyes, lips, hands and feet.
John is a forty-five year old male who presented in the emergency room experiencing abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant of the ventral cavity. The pain is felt in the umbilical region, right iliac region, and right lumbar region. He is also experiencing pale skin and fatigue. John has a previous history of gastritis(inflammation of the stomach), gastroesophageal reflux disease(stomach acids coming into esophagus), and bradycardia (abnormally slow heart rate). After the laboratory drew blood, the doctor began examining John. Upon his examination, he discovered that John's epidermis was abnormally dry and flaky; this is also known as ichthyosis, proximal to the tibia and fibula. Once the blood work came back, the doctor found the source
In order to better understand aging-associated diseases, it is first necessary to define what aging is. Aging is a complex, multifactorial process of harmful mutations in cells and tissues that are accumulated over time and result in an increased risk of disease and, eventually, death (Tosato, Zamboni, Ferrini, & Cesari, 2007, p. 401). Contrary to the belief that aging can be cured through medical advances, it is scientifically accepted that, while human life expectancy has increased, the human life span has remained largely unchanged for the past 100,000 years (Tosato et al., p. 401). Therefore, future developments in aging research ought to focus on addressing treatment and prevention of major aging-associated diseases that will
I would also point out that the patient is developing a condition called Leukoplakia as evidence by white patches are
Aging is an unavoidable stage of the body lifespan, which results in lower physiologic capacities, lower homeostasis, and high vulnerability to acquire diseases. Aging changes generally occur later in life, but one in every four or eight million newborns are born with Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), and manifestation of advance age related diseases like thin skin, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, etc. Progerias is identified by physical and clinical features that portray premature ageing. This syndrome is a rare and fatal genetic disorder identified by accelerated premature ageing and extremely fast developed cardiovascular diseases.
DM has experienced Presbyopia, which is an initial universal age-related vision alteration, that begins in early adulthood and continues at various rates through older adulthood (Miller, 2015). DM also has experienced sleeping problems, diverticulitis from constipation, and has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. These are all age-related changes that she now lives with and takes fiber supplements and sleeping medications to control these various changes. DM also cannot go anywhere without her reading glasses which she uses daily.
Dementia is one of the most common diseases that affects the elderly and requires substantial healthcare structures to be placed thereof. Another disease that is commonly found amongst the elderly is Аlzhеimеr's disease. Both these are found to be significantly common amongst the aged people in the world. The treatment and medication of this disease is а costly affair and can keep on increasing if the disease continues to grow (Alvarado-Esquivel et al, 2004).
The signs of aging are usually first visible in your skin with the onset of fine lines and wrinkles. This was always believed to be the inevitable sign of growing old with little that could be done to prevent it. Fortunately, things have changed and we now know that the visible signs of decline can be due to any combination of factors including poor diet, exposure to environmental pollutants, damaging caused by smoking, hormonal changes. The main external cause is exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UV) both from the sun and from tanning machines and is responsible for the development of skin cancer. Dr Henry Lim and Dr Steven Wang, from the Skin Cancer Foundation report that:
Head and Neck: Patient skull is of normocephalic, atraumatic and without masses. The patient 's facial expression and facial contours are normal. The parotid glands are normal. The sinuses are non-tender. Palpation of the temporal and masseter muscles reveals normal strength of muscle contraction. There is symmetry of the nasolabial folds. There is no facial droop noted. Trachea midline. Thyroid is smooth, no goiter or
A study conducted by floch, Doucet, Bauduceau& Verny (2014), explains that retinopathy, nephropathy, peripheral neuropathy has a great association with geriatric scale scores. According to the study, retinopathy was must common among diabetic population. Also, study explains that incidence of