Abnormal or unpleasant odors may be caused by diseased or necrotic tissue in the respiratory or upper gastrointestinal tracts, including mouth and nasal cavity. Diseased teeth are a common cause in dogs and cats. In addition, certain metabolic diseases may produce distinctive breath odor, e.g. ketoacidosis, uremia.
Practically elderly is a person who needs special consideration due to advanced age. Which can happen in late 50s or in late 80s. If he or she can punch your lights out for calling them elderly, and you cannot run from them either, they possibly aren't.
Digoxin (LanoxinÂ®) is prescribed in the elderly to treat common cardiac diseases including atrial fibrillation and heart failure. The elderly are at increased risk of toxicity due to age-related and disease-related changes in physiology.The half-life of digoxin is prolonged in the elderly.igns of toxicity in the elderly include heart block, cardiac arrhythmias, anorexia, vision changes (blurred), confusion and depression. Elderly patients on digoxin require vigilant monitoring for adverse effects.