Ageing 3 Flashcards
1
Q
stroke patients
A
hemiplegic gait
2
Q
sensory ataxia
A
antalgic gait
3
Q
primal myopathy
A
waddling gait
4
Q
slow rising pulse indicates what
A
significant aortic stenosis
5
Q
what can help define the severity of aortic stenosis
A
exercise testing
6
Q
key MDT members
A
doctor nurse physio OT care manager
7
Q
cerebrally disease tone
A
reduced
8
Q
fragmin proph dose
A
125000 units
9
Q
does clonazepam cause a tremor
A
no
10
Q
DVT and AF
A
risk is not high
11
Q
ACS in older people
A
can present with shortness of breath
12
Q
pain thresholds
A
lower in older age
13
Q
PE more likely to present with
A
syncope
14
Q
heart failure may present with
A
delirium
15
Q
common risk factors for falling muscle history drugs age eyes brain
A
muscle weakness previous fall poly pharmacy, sedating drugs visual impairment cogn impairment
16
Q
long term deterioration in patients with delirium
A
can happen
17
Q
pH of pleural fluid in an empyema
A
<7.2
low glucose
raised lactic dehydrogenase
