Older Adults
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| What are the 4 subgroups of late adulthood? | Young old, middle old, older old, elite old
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| Older adults have dominished sense of taste. Which cause them use excess of these which may be detrimental to their health? | sweat and salty - sugars and salt
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| What should they use because of these changes? | herbs and spices
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| Why are older adults prone to drug toxicity? | Decreased renal blood flow causing decreased glomerular filtration resulting in slower excretion time.
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| What is the fastest growing subgroup in the older generation? | The old, old
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| List 3 reasons nutrition is a problem in older adults. | Reduce intake to near starvation levels, diets consist of wrong types or wrong amounts of food, lonliness, depression, boredom, diminished taste of sweet and salt, dental problems.
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| What is relocation stress syndrome? | Physical and emotional distress that occurs after the person moves from one setting to another.
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| What are some symptoms of relocation stress syndrome? | sleep disturbances, GI distress, emotional withdrawl, anxiety, anger, depression
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| What is fallophobia? | Fear of falling, avoid leaving home
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| What is polypharmacy? | Use of multiple drugs
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| What are 4 changes in older adults that make them prone to adverse drug reactions such as toxicity? | drug absorption,drug distribution, drug metabolism, and excretion.
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| What change makes drug excretion a concern? | Decrease blood flow to the kidneys
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| List 4 types of elder abuse. | Neglect, physical, emotional, financial
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