CH35CardiacDisO2 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| true or flase: It is easy to seperate normal age-related chagnes in the heart and vessels from changes caused by disease | false: not easy |
| what is the difference in characteristics between normal age related changes of the heart vs. disease changes | normal age related = changes progress slowly disease = changes are mostly sudden |
| T or F: CHANGES IN HEART MUSCLE - increased density of connective tissue and decreased elasticity | true: heat muscle changes include increased density of tissue and not as stretchable |
| What age related change results in less ability for the heart to adapt to changes in circulating blood volume | decline in cardiac contractility |
| Age related changes; what causes a murmur | imporper closure of vavlves due to valves thickening and stiffening |
| T or F: number of SA nodes increase to help the elderly pump more effeciently | False: SA nodes decrease |
| T or F: Aging hearts take longer to respond to stress and responds more dramatically. | False: It is true it takes longer to respond but reponds LESS dramatically to stress; not more |
| After stress or exercise, the heart takes longer, quicker, or no changes in returning to a normal state. | longer |
| T or F: dysrhythmias are common for all ages | False: more common in the elderly |
| What can a person do to help decrease atrial stiffening and improve functions of the LA in older individuals? | long-term conditioning w/ an exercise program; make it part of regular routine |
| T or false: Pulse pressure and systolic BP decrease in the elderly | False: atrial stiffening can cause hypertnetion increasing pressure. |
| why is an older person more prone to venous stasis | veins stretch and dilate = impaired venous return |
| Cardiovascular adpats slower to changes in position: what can you tell the elderly to avoid during bathing. | avoid hot showers and bathes |
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