case 25 Flashcards
1
Q
what is frailty?
A
frailty is not a specific disease but instead represents a syndrome of physiological decline in late life, characterised by increased vulnerability to adverse events such as illness.
2
Q
the femoral artery is a continuation of the…
A
external iliac artery-becomes femoral artery as it comes down under inguinal ligament.
3
Q
what is the bulbocavernosus reflex?
A
the contraction of the bulbocavernosus muscle in response to squeezing the glans penis or clitoris.
mediated through the pudendal nerve
reflex is checked by monitoring contraction of the anus at the same time.
