NEUROLOGY
SURGERY
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Describe how anemia impacts the older adult patient.
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Bleeding from ulcers, gastritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), or gastrointestinal (GI) tumors
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Bleeding from ulcers, gastritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), or gastrointestinal (GI) tumorsBleeding from ulcers, gastritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), or gastrointestinal (GI) tumors
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decreased mobility, increased depression, increased risk for falling, and delirium.The heart rate and cardiac output do not increase as quickly; thus fatigue, dyspnea, and confusion may be seen more readily in the anemic olderadult.
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Dietary teaching sessions should be individual. ized, involve family members, and include cultural aspects related to food preferences and food prepa-ration. Additional amounts of iron, up to 2 mg daily, must be absorbed by women of childbearing age to replace that lost during menstruation.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Iron deficiency anemia and depression According to a 2020 study, iron deficiency anemia can increase a person’s risk of depression. Iron deficiency can cause low levels of serotonin, an important neurotransmitter and mood stabilizer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Other cancers have been linked to a history of anemia as well: the study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention showed anemia brings an increased risk of thyroid, lung, esophageal, and gastric cancers, as well as lymphoma, leukemia, and neoplasms in the breasts and genital organs.
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