CE Hypo/Hyperthermia in the Elderly - Nursing CEU

<body> <p><FONT color=#ff0000 >(3 contact hours for $12)</FONT></p> <p><FONT size=4>Decreasing ability to thermoregulate is evident at about age 70 and declines with each decade of life. Thirst, blood vessel dilation or constriction, and the ability to perspire are normal homeostatic mechanisms that help individuals regulate body temperature during extremes of cold or heat. Due to changes in sweat glands that occur with age, older people experience a progressive decrease in their ability to perspire. Decreases in the subcutaneous fat composition of the body make the elderly person particularly susceptible to increased heat loss</FONT>This web page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> </body>