Health Management for Older Adults III - Fever and Infection in the Elderly -- Special Problems

< i > Fever and Infection in the Elderly -- Special Problems

Symptoms of chronic underlying diseases may also mask infection and common drugs taken by the elderly may decrease the fever response. These include

nonsteroidals
acetaminophen
and certain phenothiazines

Baseline cognitive impairment may also mask symptoms, leading to difficulty in identifying these infections