Chapter 33 Vocab

Question 1

Forward curling of the back

Answer 1

Kyphosis

Question 2

Fluid in the abdomen

Answer 2

Ascites

Question 3

Clouding of the lens of the eye

Answer 3

Cataract

Question 4

Reduced bone mass leading to fractures after minimal trauma

Answer 4

Osteoperosis

Question 5

Abnormal blood-filled dilation of a blood vessel

Answer 5

Aneurysm

Question 6

Difficulty breathing

Answer 6

Dyspnea

Question 7

Inability to focus, think logically, or maintain attention

Answer 7

Delirium

Question 8

Use of multiple medications

Answer 8

Polypharmacy

Question 9

Slow onset of progressive disorientation

Answer 9

Dementia

Question 10

Fainting

Answer 10

Syncope

Question 11

The assessment and treatments of disease in someone who is 65 years or older

Answer 11

geriatrics

Question 12

______ directives are written documentation that specify medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions

Answer 12

advance

Question 13

______ ulcer disease is an abrasion of the stomach or small intestine

Answer 13

peptic

Question 14

A pulmonary ______ is a condition that causes a sudden blockage of the pulmonary artery by a venous clot

Answer 14

embolism

Question 15

A bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body and is often resistant to commonly used antibiotics

Answer 15

MRSA

Question 16

Any action on the part of an older person’s family member, caregiver, or other associated person that takes advantage of the older person

Answer 16

elder abuse

Question 17

A condition in which the walls of the aorta in the abdomen weaken and blood leaks into the layers of the vessel, causing in to bulge

Answer 17

AAA

Question 18

Respiratory ______ virus is highly contagious and causes an infection of the upper and lower respiratory system

Answer 18

syncytial

Question 19

an inflammation/infection of the lung from a bacterial, viral, or fungal cause

Answer 19

pneumonia

Question 20

Black, tarry stools

Answer 20

melena

Question 21

a group of conditions in which the nerves leaving the spinal cord are damaged, resulting in distortion of signals to or from the brain

Answer 21

neuropathy