title: Five common clinical presentations in the elderly: An anatomical review.
abstract: Elderly patients face distinct health challenges and have an increased demand for specific medical procedures. As the aging population continues to increase, age-associated conditions such as congestive heart failure, hip fractures, spine degeneration, dementia, and airway compromise will increase in prevalence and procedures to correct these conditions will be increasingly performed. A clear understanding of the clinical anatomy of these diseases and procedures is imperative for anatomists and clinicians alike in order to best treat patients and continue to advance aging research and better teach future medical practitioners about the specific anatomy often involved in this group. The aging process mirrors in a variety of ways the common pathologies of the elderly, but it is key to draw the distinction between normal aging and pathology, particularly for congestive heart failure and dementia, in the clinical setting. This article aims to review the common presentations or procedures of the elderly and how the normal aging process is associated with the anatomy of these conditions or complications. Clin. Anat. 30:168-174, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors: Department of Pathobiology, CUNY School of Medicine/The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, The City College of New York, CUNY, New York, New York.
authors: Peter G
authors: PG
authors: Collin
authors: Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington.
authors: Rod J
authors: RJ
authors: Oskouian
authors: Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada.
authors: Marios
authors: M
authors: Loukas
authors: Department of Pathobiology, CUNY School of Medicine/The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, The City College of New York, CUNY, New York, New York.
authors: Anthony V
authors: AV
authors: D'Antoni
authors: Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington.|Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada.
authors: R Shane
authors: 0000-0003-1317-1047
authors: RS
authors: Tubbs
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000473:pathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000473:pathology; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000473:pathology; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D055959:Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / Q000473:pathology; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: ageing; airway; anatomy; congestive heart failure; dementia; fractures; geriatrics; spine