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Module Six
Aging
Question | Answer |
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The care of aging people. | Geriatrics |
Another word for shrink or shrinking. | Atrophy |
The study of the aging process. | Gerontology |
What causes wrinkles to appear on an older person? | Loss of elasticity, strength, and fatty tissue layer. |
Older persons can prevent bone loss and loss of muscle strength by doing these? | Activity, exercise, and diet. |
Dizziness may increase in older people because? | Blood flow to the brain is reduced. |
Dietary wise older people need? | Fewer calories. |
As aging occurs changes are? | Slow |
Older persons remember these events better than these events. | Remember events from long ago better than recent events. |
Painful injuries and disease may go unnoticed because? | Touch and sensitivity to pain are reduced. |
When a person has difficulty breathing, it is easier to breathe when they are in this position. | Semi Fowlers/Fowlers position. |