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  2. Geriatric rheumatology - Wikipedia

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    The geriatric rheumatology clinic provides evaluation and management services to patients with various musculoskeletal and soft tissue disorders.Evaluation of the elderly patient is often complex due to the many comorbid conditions encountered in this population often compounded by cognitive disorders, functional decline, polypharmacy and limited social supports.

  3. Collagen loss - Wikipedia

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    Collagen loss is the gradual decrease of levels of collagen in the body. Collagen is the main structural protein found in the body's various connective tissues (skin, bones, tendons, etc.) where it contributes to much of their strength and elasticity.

  4. Sarcopenic obesity - Wikipedia

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    Sarcopenic obesity is a combination of two disease states, sarcopenia and obesity.Sarcopenia is the muscle mass/strength/physical function loss associated with increased age, [1] and obesity is based off a weight to height ratio or body mass index (BMI) that is characterized by high body fat or being overweight.

  5. Arterial stiffness - Wikipedia

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    The primary sites of end-target organ damage following an increase in arterial stiffness are the heart, the brain (stroke, white matter hyperintensities (WMHs)), the placenta, and the kidneys (age-related loss of kidney function). [21] Firstly, stiffened arteries compromise the Windkessel effect of the arteries. [22]

  6. Sarcopenia - Wikipedia

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    A number of expert groups have proposed an increase in dietary protein recommendations for older age groups to 1.0–1.2 g/kg body weight per day. [48] [49] Ensuring adequate nutrition in older adults is of interest in the prevention of sarcopenia and frailty, since it is a simple, low-cost treatment approach without major side effects. [50]

  7. Chronic limb threatening ischemia - Wikipedia

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    The latter two conditions are jointly referred to as tissue loss, reflecting the development of surface damage to the limb tissue due to the most severe stage of ischemia. Compared to the other manifestation of PAD, intermittent claudication , CLI has a negative prognosis within a year after the initial diagnosis, with 1-year amputation rates ...

  8. Muscle atrophy - Wikipedia

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    Muscle atrophy is the loss of skeletal muscle mass. It can be caused by immobility, aging, malnutrition, medications, or a wide range of injuries or diseases that impact the musculoskeletal or nervous system.

  9. Actinic elastosis - Wikipedia

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    Actinic elastosis, also known as solar elastosis, is an accumulation of abnormal elastin (elastic tissue) in the dermis of the skin, [2] or in the conjunctiva of the eye, [3] which occurs as a result of the cumulative effects of prolonged and excessive sun exposure, a process known as photoaging.