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Module 25
Module Leader:
Geriatric Objectives:
- Describe the pathology of the lesions with hypertrophic gastric mucosal
folds such as Menetriere’s disease.
- List the factors that increase the risk that NSAID use will result
in ulcer. Include the special risks and presentations of NSAID ulcer
disease in the elderly.
- In what elderly population are acute diarrheal disorders especially
important? Why is this population more severely affected?
- List four medications that are likely to contribute to constipation
in the elderly. List three chronic conditions in older patients in which
constipation is likely.
- Describe the influence of age and sex of the patient on the likely cause of acute pancreatitis.
Learning Resources:
Chapter 65: “The Stomach and Duodenum”, pgs. 856-857, 860, 861-862, in Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (Fourth Edition), (1999) by Hazzard, Blass, Ettinger, Halter, and Ouslander. McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 66: “Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders”, pgs. 875-876, in Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (Fourth Edition), (1999) by Hazzard, Blass, Ettinger, Halter, and Ouslander. McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 117: “Constipation in the Elderly”, pgs. 1495-1496, in Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (Fourth Edition), (1999) by Hazzard, Blass, Ettinger, Halter, and Ouslander. McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 118: “Diarrhea in the Elderly”, pgs. 1507-1509, in Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (Fourth Edition), (1999) by Hazzard, Blass, Ettinger, Halter, and Ouslander. McGraw-Hill.
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