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Instructions:
Focused Assignments.
Gait Pattern Assessment in an Older Adult
Assess the gait pattern of a normal healthy adult 65+. Perform the Get up and go test and Performance Oriented Balance and Mobility Assessment (POMA) on your adult. Both tests can be easily located by typing their names in your search browser box.
“Get up and go test” can be retrieved from https://www.google.com/?client=safari&channel=iphone_bm ( I also included other information for GET UO AND GO TEST as an attachment)
“Performance Oriented Balance and Mobility Assessment(POMA) can be retrieved from http://www.pthaven.com/page/show/1149617-tinetti-performance-oriented-mobility-assessment( attachment included also)
Compare the gait pattern of a young individual to the older adult you have selected for this assignment. How is your older adult client’s gait pattern different from a younger individual and how it is different from the presented abnormal gait patterns in the course lecture content on mobility issues? Is your client at risk for consequences of immobility, and if so, why? Write a one-page brief summary of your assessment and impression of your client’s risk for immobility.
Cardiovascular Disease Risk (CVD) in an Older Adult
From the National Heart and Lung Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health @ http://cvdrisk.nhlbi.nih.gov/calculator.asp can be retrieved from https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/assessing-cardiovascular-risk, (also an attachment included for this website) under Assessing Cardiovascular Risk
conduct the Framingham study calculation for 10-year risk of CVD on an older adult. You will need to know their gender, age, smoking status, high density lipoprotein (HDL), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and whether they are being treated or not for high blood pressure.
Complete the risk calculation and write a one page summary of your impression of the CVD risk for your selected individual based on their risk factors and what your recommendations would be based on the content from week 13 lecture.
