Due to advances in treatment, the life expectancy of the population and the proportion of elderly is increasing.The elderly population is, in turn, the age group most drugs consumed, the presence of comorbidity, and chronicity pluriprescripción disease.
The most common diseases in this group of the population are:
- Ischemic
- Oncological diseases
- Infections
- Above all, and most importantly, degenerative diseases
ASSESSMENT OF PAIN
The fundamental problem with the old man when assessing pain, is the needed to sit and listen.
the first thing to assess is evaluate the medical history, background and diseases.
You need a good physical examination and capture whatever is around the pain:
Signs:
Symptoms:
The fundamental problem with the old man when assessing pain, is the needed to sit and listen.
the first thing to assess is evaluate the medical history, background and diseases.
You need a good physical examination and capture whatever is around the pain:
Signs:
- Tachycardia
- Hypertension
- Sweating
- Hiccup
- Nausea and vomiting
- Anxiety/depression
- Excitation/apathy
- Insomnia
Symptoms:
- Allodynia
- Analgesia
- Anesthesia
- Hyperalgesia
- Paresthesia
- Hyperesthesia
CAUSES OF PAIN
As already said before the pathology prevalent in the geriatric population, the main causes are ischemic pain, infection, and neoplasic diseases, specially degenerative diseases. The other clear cause of pain is by trauma or surgery.
It's important to listen well whens the elderly complain of pain and different scales assesed by the extent of this.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Álaba, J. Arriola, E. Prevalencia de dolor en pacientes geriátricos institucionalizados, 2009. Disponible en: http://scielo.iscii.es/scielo.php?pid=S1134-80462009000600007&script=sci_arttext
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