Describe the major changes that take place in the urinary system in older adults.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Feedback: There is less blood flow to the kidneys, and there are changes within the kidneys themselves. They do not filter the blood as efficiently, so wastes are excreted more slowly. The kidneys cannot adapt as quickly as before to changes in the fluid-electrolyte balance. Urgency and stress incontinence may occur in female patients from a decrease in perineal muscle tone. Urinary frequency may occur in males because of an enlarged prostate.
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