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Title: Family members bring their 75-year-old father into the hospital because of what they perceive as ... Post by: aphalfi on Feb 12, 2018 Family members bring their 75-year-old father into the hospital because of what they perceive as deteriorating mental status.
They think he should be placed in a nursing home, even though he has no significant chronic health problems. a. Not knowing anything more about this patient other than the above information, compare the expected or normal neurological and cognitive assessment data in this healthy 75-year-old to that of a healthy 35-year-old. b. What techniques or strategies would you engage to differentiate neurological alterations due to a disease or pathological condition from expected age-related changes? Title: Family members bring their 75-year-old father into the hospital because of what they perceive as ... Post by: ag72198 on Feb 12, 2018 - Processing of sensory information (vision, hearing, taste, touch) is altered during the aging process. This may hinder older patients from gaining an accurate perception of their environment, which may contribute to their looking and feeling disoriented
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