Sequence 4 chapter 41 key terms

Question 1

Elderly

Answer 1

individuals over the age of 65

Question 2

Geriatrician

Answer 2

specialist who cares for elderly individuals

Question 3

Incontinence

Answer 3

involuntary leakage of urine.

Question 4

Kyphosis

Answer 4

deformity of the spine characterized by a bent-over position; humpback

Question 5

Lentigos

Answer 5

Brown macules resembling a freckle. usually caused by sun exposure in someone of middle age or older.

Question 6

Nocturia

Answer 6

Excessive nighttime urination.

Question 7

Osteoarthritis

Answer 7

Arthritis characterized by erosion of articular cartilage, which becomes soft, frayed, and thinned with eburnation of subchondral bone and outgrowths of marginal osteophytes;

Question 8

Osteoporosis

Answer 8

endocrine and metabolic disorder of the musculoskeletal system, more common in women than in men, characterized by hunched-over posture, back pain, loss of height, and bone fractures.

Question 9

Patient compliance

Answer 9

Obedience in terms of following a physician’s orders.

Question 10

Polypharmacy

Answer 10

administration of many drugs at the same time

Question 11

Preventative medicine

Answer 11

medical science concerned with the prevention of disease and with promotion of physical and mental health

Question 12

Prolapse

Answer 12

sinking of an organ or other part,

Question 13

Sleep apnea

Answer 13

condition characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep.