Final Flashcards
T/F: Ohio’s elder population is increasing.
True
What is the average life expectancy in the USA?
Men - 77
Women - 82
T/F: Medicaid is for adults over 65 regardless of income.
False
Medicare - old
Medicaid - poor
What are some characteristics of age-prevalent disorders? Age-related?
Age-prevalent: frequently secrecies in older
Age-related: universal, progressive, irreversible
What is the 2nd most frequently reported chronic health conditions in the US among adults over 65?
Arthritis
T/F: Women are more likely to get arthritis.
True
What systemic autoimmune inflammatory condition first involves hands feet and wrists and can later involve other joints including the TMJ?
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ulnar Drift is associated with which condition?
Rheumatoid arthritis
T/F: Osteoarthritis involves joints in the hands and wrists.
False
Load bearing joints
What are some side effects of osteoporosis medications?
- Sialolith
2. Osteonecrosis of jaw
What is the most common age prevalent visual impairment?
Cataracts
Is presbyopia in age related or age prevalent visual change?
Age related because it is not a disease and cannot be prevented. It is a natural part of the aging process of the eye
____________ is loss of hearing that gradually occurs in individuals as they grow old.
Presbycusis
Which type of caries prevalence Increases with age?
Root caries
T/F: Salivary rates decrease naturally with age.
False
Medications may decrease saliva
