PP3: Disease Burden Associated w/ Aging

Question 1

Considered the disease of the aging client

Answer 1

Chronic disease

Question 2

3 types of prevention

Answer 2

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

Question 3

Prevention that helps avoid before anything happens

Answer 3

Primary prevention

Question 4

Prevention that helps at the beginning

Answer 4

Secondary prevention

Question 5

Helps maintain prevention

Answer 5

Tertiary prevention

Question 6

3 common causes of disability in the aging

Answer 6

Stroke
Arthritis
Dementia

Question 7

Ischemic/hemorrhagic, R/L side
Financial cost - surgery
Activity of cost - QOL

Answer 7

STROKE

Question 8

Rheumatoid, osteoarthritis, gout, lupus, fibromyalgia
Financial cost - surgery, medication, remedies
Activity of cost - QOL, IADLs
Replaceable joints in the body: knee, hip, shoulder, CMC, ankle, elbow, MP, IP

Answer 8

ARTHRITIS

Question 9

Memory loss
Most common: Alzhiemers
Use it or lose it
Disengagement theory

Answer 9

DEMENTIA

Question 10

Type of stroke due to the rupture of a vessel - trauma, sudden onse

Answer 10

Hemorrhagic

Question 11

Thrombosis that clogs/obstructs arteries leading to the brain

Most common

TIA - mini stroke

Answer 11

Ischemic

Question 12

Memory problems, impulsive behavior, visual deficits, left side hemiplegia/paralysis

Answer 12

Right side stroke

Question 13

Memory problems, aphasia (Broca’s/Wernicke’s), cautious behavior style, right side hemiplegia

Answer 13

Left side stroke

Question 14

Why/how Can Obesity cause or make disabilities hard to handle?

Answer 14

Heart disease, high BP, stroke, cancer, gallbladder, sleep apnea, func limits, decreased QOL

Question 15

Other areas of dysfunction in aging population

Answer 15

COPD, Parkinson’s, low vision, cog d/o

Question 16

For pain

Answer 16

TYLENOL

Question 17

For swelling

Answer 17

ASPRIN

Question 18

Implementing a balance training program to prevent from breaking a hip and promote wellness

This is an example of

Answer 18

Primary prevention

Question 19

When a pt has had a fall, the therapist implements the same protocol as primary phase BUT is more specific since the fall actually happened

This is an example of

Answer 19

Secondary prevention

Question 20

Once a pt has had a fall, and have hip replacement we implement hip precautions; adaptive equipment for habituary fall

This is an example of ???

Answer 20

Tertiary prevention