Nursing
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| Spices stands for | Sleep disorders, Problems with Eating, Incontinence, Evidence of falls, Skin Breakdown
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| Activities of Daily Living | Toitleting, feeding, dressing, grooming, ambulation, bathing
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| instrumental ADLs (living independently) | Telephone, shopping, food preperation, housekeeping, laundry, medication administration, money management
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| I used to be _________ and _________ all my body fat has moved from up here to down there... I guess my ___ are wasting away. | taller, heavier, muscles
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| my normal body temperature is ___ degrees F. I am always cold | 97.2
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| you know I am not as hungry as I used to be... She says that the elderly have _________ absorbtion from the GI tract and because of that and my decreased __________ and resultant tast means I am more likely to suffer from ____________ | decreased, malnutrition
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| Blood vessels as you age become more or less rigid? | More (arterosclerosis)
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| In an older adult temperature might range from | 95-97.5 (decreased metabolism)
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| If that is okay and my _____ status satisfies me then I wish that she would just relax | health
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| Factors that lead to decrease appetite | cooking alone, slowed metabolism, depression, lack of taste
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| I have noticed that my skin is ___ than it used to be. I don't _____ like I used to. | drier, sweat
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| Sweat and sebacious glands increase with age (T or F) | False
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| I have a slower _________ absorbtion of drugs, and a decreased ____ of the medicines I take. | decreased, elimination
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| My skin is thinner and so wrinkled. I guess that is because my dermis has lost its________, __________ and mass. | elasticity, collagen
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| My skin ______ so much, a family of four could live in there. | tents
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| They say that ________ _______ is the single most important factor in the development of are related skin changes. | sun exposure
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| two kinds of skin cancer common | basal and squamous cell skin cancer
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| Because of a decrease in ___________ production I have more __________ hair | melanin, gray
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| My nails are thicker, brittle, hard and _________ | yellowish
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| I think he has a toenail ______; very commonly in elderly | fungus
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| Seems that my _________ and _________ nodes have become more firotic with age. | thyroid and lymph
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| my mouth has a tendency to be __________. my gums have _________ and I am now more prone to ______ _______ | drier, receeded, dental carries
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| I don't hear Like I used to (_______) | presycusis (high tone frequency loss)
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| I have the greatest problem hearing in a room where there is conversation and competing _________ noise. | background
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| I suffer from _________. I am also very sensitive to glare | presbyopia
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| lymph nodes and thyroids increase or decrease in size and function | decrease
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| Hearing problem red flags | repeat, tilting, leaning forward, whisper test
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| _______ is less so I often experience ________ and uncomforatble eyes. | tearing, dry
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| They say that I shouldn't drive anymore because older people lose their _________ vision. | peripheral
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| Lens becomes more rigid and the cilliary muscles become weaker (T or F) | True
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| Presbyopia Red Flags | they move the paper farther away
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| I am lucky that I do not suffer from ________. 90% of those my age experience lens changes. | cataracts
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| I do need to have my eyes checked annually to detect any increased pressure inside my eye called ________ | glycoma
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| Normal age related changes that occur to respiratory system | calcification of joints, weakening of the diaphragmatic, intercostal and accesory muscles, deceased number of alveoli, shortened thorax, and kyphosis
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| My cardiac output has __________ 30-40 percent due to ______________ heart rate and ____________ contractility. | declined (heart is smaller), decreased, myocardial
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| My mitrial and aortic valves are ________ and _______. If you listen to my heart, you may hear an ________ sound that is associated with decreased left ventricular compliance. You might also hear a soft, early ______ murmer. | fibrotic, and calcified, S4, systolic
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| heart becomes larger with age | false (smaller)
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| Breasts... glandular tissue has ___ and is replaced by __________ deposits. A ________ of the inframammory ridges at the lower end of the breast has developed. | Glandular tissue, fat deposits, thickening
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| Always ask me whether I have had any urinary unrgency, frequency and ___________ | nocturia
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| I hear the old gentlemen down the hall has prostate problems. he gets up all night long to urinate (____________) he has dribbling and he feels like his bladder is not ever empty. | nocturia
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| I have a decrease in bone _________ and a ________ of my intervertebral discs. | mass, fitting
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| I am very fortunate that I do not suffer from ________ 90% of people over 60 suffer from this disorder. | osteoarthritis
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| When you are precussing someone you suspect having constipation you will hear... | dull sound
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| My ____ and ____ have decreased in both elaticity and tone. Also my muscles have lost mass and ______. | tendons and muscles, strength
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| degenerative joint disease | changes in the articular cartridge
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| Joints look larger because | subcutaneous tissue has decreased
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| I have plenty of brain cells left... My ____ and _____ sensations are diminished, but my general intelligence is the same. | Touch and pain
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| My __________ memory tends to be better than my _____ memory | remote, recent
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