PCOA-PCP 4: Presentation of Illness in Older Adults

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Target Audience

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
  • Physicians

Description

Practitioners will be able to describe physiological changes associated with aging and identify common ways illness presents in older adults.

Overview

This course describes physiological changes associated with aging and identifies common ways illness presents in older adults. It also differentiates the manifestations of common diseases in older adults versus those in younger adults. 

Learning Outcomes

  • Describe physiological changes with aging. 

  • Identify common ways illness presents in older adults.

  • Distinguish common screening tools for older adults.