Geriatrics

Question 1

Geriatrics

Answer 1

65 and older

Question 2

History and Assessment of Older Adult Patient

Answer 2

• Scene size-up and safety
• Primary assessment
• Secondary assessment

Question 3

After age 30, organ systems lose 1% of function each year

Question 4

Hypertension

Answer 4

dyastolic more than 90mm hmg***

Question 5

Beta Blocker

Answer 5

keeps HR low even in trauma

Question 6

Shortness of Breath

Answer 6

Chief complaint of elderly pt having MI. As pt get older the PT experiencing a cardiac problem is more likely to complain of shortness of great without chest pain.

Question 7

What are the most common calls for EMS

Answer 7

first most common call DIB then chest pain

Question 8

Abdominal pain - what should you suspect

Answer 8

AAA

Question 9

post menopausal diabetic female

Answer 9

won’t present with classic signs of MI

Question 10

Elderly males are the most successful with suicide*****

Answer 10

.

Question 11

shingles - follows a dermatome around the chest

Answer 11

.

Question 12

pneumonia

Answer 12

an infection in the lungs***

get this because they are not breathing deeply enough

Question 13

elder gray

Answer 13

4 questions on quiz

Question 14

ground level fall meets elder grey crteria

Answer 14

false