terms and definitions related to geriatric patients
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| show | geriatric
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| show | Alzheimer's disease
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| show | Confabulation
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| show | arrhythmia
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| Abnormally low body temperature. | show 🗑
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| An inflammation in the tissue of the lung. | show 🗑
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| A separation of the layers of the artery- described as a tearing sensation. | show 🗑
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| show | diverticulosis
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| Starting at this age ____, our organ systems lose about ___ percent function each year. | show 🗑
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| show | a car crash or fall
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| Assessing the airway of older patients can be difficult for these two reasons: | show 🗑
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| If you interview an elderly patient and the family tells you that some of their responses were incorrect, this could be due to neurological problesm or | show 🗑
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| show | true
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| When a person ages, the systolic blood pressure has a tendency to | show 🗑
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| show | loss of calcium
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| Deposits of cholesterol on arterial walls that have thickened can cause: | show 🗑
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| show | falling, diminished activity
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| show | pneumonia and other respiratory infections, problems clearing foreign substances from the lungs
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| Fewer taste buds, less saliva, less acid production and a slower digestive system can cause | show 🗑
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| show | bleeding tendencies, the need for reduced doses of medicine
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| show | increased risk of hypothermia and hyperthermia
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| show | falling, fractures
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| show | increased risk of medication error, harmful medication interactions
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| Death of friends and family puts a patient at an increased risk for | show 🗑
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| Loss of skin elasticity and shrinking of sweat glands causes | show 🗑
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