Affiliation:
1. University of Sunderland, UK
Abstract
One of the greatest ironies of geriatric medicine is that by increasing longevity, man has also increased the likelihood of abnormal pathological disease states that the human body is predisposed to because of normal processes of senescence. Being able to delineate between the two in terms of the anatomical and physiological systems is a priority for medical physicians. This chapter will provide an overview of processes of senescence impacting on anatomical and physiological decline in aging, focusing on the additional challenges of clinical assessment, diagnosis, and management accompanying it.