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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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