Health Care of Older Adult (Online Lecture) Flashcards
for the aging population we should focus on
prevention
beneficial evaluations and therapies
to reduce disability, morbidity, and morality
are falls expected with age progression
no
what could falls be a sign of
nonspecific sign of illness
assessment for falls
timed up and go
hearing loss can lead to
miscommunication, social withdrawal, confusion, depression, overall deteroiration
target population for hearing handicap inventory
older adult who is noninsitutionalized
what is urinary incontinence associated with
falls
obesity
skin impairments
UTI
limited functional status
depression
impaired cognition
poor self related health
social isolation
increase care giver burden
is urinary incontince normal aging
no
new onset of urinary incontince could be a result off
UTI
electrolyte imbalances
motility limitaion
med side effects
is memory loss a expectation of aging
no
risk factor for alzhiemers
age
delirium
serious disturbance in mental ability that results in decrease awareness of environment and confused thinking
is delirium sudden
yes
what are some contributing factors for delirium
illness, meds, infection, surgery, drug/alcohol, abuse
delirium vs dementia
delerium has the rapid onset and fluctaing of symptoms
older adults who experienced delirium have a higher risk of
dementia and mortality
beginning of dementia
changes in executive function, higher level thinking, calculation and finances
middle stages of dementia:
behavioral issues
later stages of dementia
complete deficit in short and long term memory, physical decomposition (ex: swallowing)
depression is or is not a normal part of aging
not
t/f: it is common to have comorbid medical diagnoses as one ages
true
t/f: alcohol and substance abuse are issues with older adults
true
