Quiz #1

Question 1

What is acute illness?

Answer 1

Sudden onset and reversible

Question 2

What is chronic illness?

Answer 2

6 months or longer

Question 3

Maximal body functioning occurs during what age?

Answer 3

Early adulthood (20-40 y/o)

Question 4

What are the high risk groups of early adulthood?

Answer 4

Breast CA, testicular, skin, drug use, endocrine

Question 5

MVA, homicide, suicide, injuries are the leading causes of death in which age group?

Answer 5

Early adulthood (20-40 y/o)

Question 6

When is middle adulthood?

Answer 6

40-65 y/o

Question 7

During this age related assessment, you can see a slight decrease in respiratory capacity, cardiac fxn, hair and skin changes, menopause, decreased testosterone, sperm count, HTN, CV, DM, arthritis, generativity vs stagnation

Answer 7

Middle adulthood

Question 8

Integrity vs despair, leading causes of death are CV, COPD, lung CA, colorectal CA, PNA, chronic illness, and polypharmacy

Answer 8

Late adulthood 65+

Question 9

What is the #1 killer of the elderly?

Answer 9

CAD

Question 10

CHF, HTN, A. fib, type II DM, abdominal aortic aneurysm, diverticular dz and CVA are are common illnesses of

Answer 10

elderly

Question 11

Urinary incontinence is NOT a physiological change. T/F. Why?

Answer 11

TRUE. It is a symptom and can be improved if not cured

Question 12

What does DRIP stand for?

Answer 12

Delirium/drugs, restricted mobility, infection/inflammation, polyuria

Question 13

What are the female GU etiologies?

Answer 13

weak pelvic floor muscles (s/p childbirth and menopause), cystourethrocele, hypermobile bladder neck, idiopathic detrusor underactivity, bladder tumor/stones

Question 14

BPH, bladder tumor/stones, prostate surgery/irradation are

Answer 14

male GU etiologies

Question 15

What are some of the general GU etiologies?

Answer 15

Parkinsonism, stroke, dementia, depression, NPH, cerebral/spinal cord tumor/lesion, autonomic neuropathy

Question 16

What are some fall etiologies?

Answer 16

Pain (DJD, Paget’s dz, peripheral neuropathy, poor fitting shoes), joint stiffness/spasm (DJD, kyphosis, scoliosis, contractures, parkinsonism), muscle weakness (osteomalacia, peripheral neuritis), incoordination/ataxia (dementia, neurosyphilis, pernicious anemia, vestibular dz), unsafe environment/poor vision (dim lights, loose rugs, slippery floors, sidewalk cracks), and dizziness/vertigo, medications (sedatives, tranquilizers, antiseizure, antiHTN, diuretics, and antidepressants)

Question 17

Soft tissue injuries, fractures, subdural hematomas are complications of

Answer 17

falls

Question 18

What is post fall syndrome?

Answer 18

Develops post fall in which an elderly pt develops a lack of confidence and anxiety about further falls, leading to immobility w/ risks of urinary incontinence, pressure sores, pneumonia, loss of independence and eventually death

Question 19

Name 3 vision deficits

Answer 19

Glaucoma, macular degeneration, and cataracts

Question 20

Presbycubis is what kind of sensory deficit?

Answer 20

Hearing loss

Question 21

This involves altered LOC, usually acute onset, may be superimposed over dementia, most often caused by illness, must treat underlying dz

Answer 21

Delirium

Question 22

Demented patients respond to questions appropriately.

Answer 22

FALSE

Question 23

Dementia involves

Answer 23

acquired, progressive intellectual impairment with clear consciousness loss of memory, changes in cognition, language, visulospatial skills, and must impact social or occupational functioning

Question 24

What is a reversible deficiency of dementia?

Answer 24

nutritional (Vitamin B12)

Question 25

Name 4 irreversible etiologies of dementia?

Answer 25

Alzheimer’s, multi-infarct, Pick’s, and subcortical