Normal Aging Process
| Nanette Lavoie-Vaughan, M.S.N., APN |
Urinary Tract
- Decrease in renal mass
- Decrease in glomerular filtration rate
- Decrease in renal blood flow
- Increase in blood urea nitrogen levels
- Increased renal threshold for glucose
- Weaker bladder muscles with incomplete emptying of
bladder, tendency for bladder retention - Decreased bladder capacity, urinary frequency
- Reduction of muscle elasticity and tone of supportive
structures - Lower resistance to infection and injury
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