Stopping the downward health spiral by reducing preventable hospitalizations. Infection Risks Edition. Why are infections in older adults so problematic??
Risk Factors for Older Adults
- Diminished Immune Response
- Malnutrition
- Co-morbidities & attendant medications
- Cognitive deficits that negatively impact sanitary habits
- Diminished ability to identify and report symptoms
- Functional impairments such as incontinence or mobility
- Blunted febrile response
- Use of invasive devices such as catheters
- Decompensation and weakness following acute health event
- Delicate & thinned epidermis
Common Infectious Diseases in Older Adults
- Data on infections
- Pneumonia
- Influenza
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Sepsis
- Hospital Acquired Infections
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