Geri Comp Final

Question 1

Cause of no appetite in older adult patients

Answer 1

• decreased saliva production

- decreased number of taste buds

Question 2

intervention to prevent no appetite in older adult patients?

Answer 2

• preparing the food with color and garnishes
• using attractive dishes
• bright colors
• providing more seasoning if there are no restrictions

Question 3

What are some age related changes in respiratory system?

Answer 3

▪ Decreased body fluids
▪ Decreased number of cilia
▪ Decreased tissue elasticity
▪ Decreased number of capillaries

Question 4

What infection is an older client at risk for involving the respiratory system?

Answer 4

Pneumonia

Question 5

Rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 5

▪ Systemic, auto-immune Inflammatory disease
– potential to affect people of any age
▪ Affects small and large joints on both sides of the body

Question 6

Osteoarthritis?

Answer 6

▪ Degenerative joint disease
- non-inflammatory disorder
▪ Most common type of arthritis in older adults
▪ Often begins on one side of the body

Question 7

Difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis?

Answer 7

Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic, auto-immune, and inflammatory
Osteoarthritis
- Degenerative, non- inflammatory

Question 8

Presbyopia

Answer 8

farsightedness resulting from a loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye

Question 9

Age related changes in vision include

Answer 9

Presbyopia

Question 10

Cataracts

Answer 10

• The most common disorder found in the aging eye

- Clouding of the normally clear and transparent lens of the eye

Question 11

Cataracts symptoms include ….

Answer 11

▪ Dimmed, blurred or misty vision

▪ Need for brighter light to read and sensitivity to glare and light

Question 12

Most common type/cause of dementia?

Answer 12

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 13

Dementia of Alzheimer’s is ?

Answer 13

▪Progressive disorder in which the brain atrophies

- Usually arises in individuals age 60+yrs

Question 14

Dementia of Alzheimer’s include …..

Answer 14

▪ Loss of cortical neurons
▪ Enlarged ventricles
▪ Senile plaques
▪ Neurofibrillary tangles

Question 15

Positive aspect of Parkinson disease?

Answer 15

• Range of motion
• Limb strength
• Endurance

Question 16

What area if affected minimally by age?

Answer 16

Cognition

Question 17

Lentigines / Lentigo

Answer 17

Age spots

• brought on by sun exposure
• most common in middle-aged and older people

Question 18

Physiologic changes in musculoskeletal

Answer 18

• Decreased bone calcium
• Decreased fluid in intervertebral disks
• Decreased blood supply to muscles
• Decreased joint mobility
• Decreased muscle mass

Question 19

which approaches should be included when teaching medication safety to an older adult?

Answer 19

• Always dispose of expired medications in the toilet or the sink
• Never share medications with others
• Keep medications in their original containers

Question 20

Tan or brown age spots …..

Answer 20

Lentigo

Question 21

Glaucoma

Answer 21

• second leading cause of blindness

- occlusion in the drainage of the fluid in the anterior chamber of the eye