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Test 1 pneumonics Flashcards

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What are the Five I’s?

A 
Intellectual Impairment
Incontinence
Instability
Immobility
Iatrogenic Drug Reactions
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What does LO DR FICARA stand for?

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Location
Onset
Duration 
Radiations
Frequency
Intensity
Character of Pain
Associated symptoms
Relieving Factors
Aggravating Factors
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What are the top Morbidities for men?

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  1. Hearing
  2. Heart problems
  3. arthritis
  4. hypertension
  5. cataracts
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What are the top morbidities for women?

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  1. arthritis
  2. hypertension
  3. heart problems
  4. hearing problems
  5. cataracts
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What is the Katz index of Independence in ADL used for?

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to evaluate the patient to see if they are independent or dependent

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what does the katz index measure?

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Bathing
Dressing
Toileting
Transfer
Continence
Feeding
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What is the Barthel Index?

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similar to Katz but more in depth. used as a base line of functioning and used to monitor improvement over time. mainly stroke patients

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The 5 major risks for abuse can be remembered with SAVED. What does that stand for?

A 
Stress
Alcoholism
Violence
Emotions
Dependency
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A rise of less than 10 bpm in pulse w/ a drop in bp suggests __________

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baroreceptor impairment

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A drop in BP w/o a change in pulse rate indicates an ____________

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autonomic dysfunction

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hypertension may be distinguished from pseudo hypertension (due to non-elastic atherosclerotic arteries) by performing ____________

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Osler’s Maneuver

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What does the pneumonic DELIRIUMS MEOW stand for?

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Drugs
Emotional
Low Oxygen state
Infection
Retention (of urine/feces)
Ictal Status (seizure, stroke, headache)
Undernutrition
Metabolic
Subdural

Multifactorial, medical, medicines, mental status
Environmental, eyes , ears, ethanol
Orthostatic hypotension OUCH=pain
Weakness of lower extremities

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What are some common reasons of Falls?

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Slipping
Tripping
Stumbling
Dizziness
Fainting
Seizures
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The _________is the most common upper extremity fracture in individuals >65

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distal radius

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90% of all Femoral fractures occur at the _________

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femoral neck

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16
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What is Sarcopenia?

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muscle mass loses fibers

17
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what are some intrinsic risk factors of falls?

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Age, illness, visual impairments, depression, dementia, lower extremity weakness, abnormal gait/balance

18
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what are some extrinsic factors of falls?

A 
height of bed
low toilet seats
poor lighting
upturned carpets
uneven curbs
wet floors
multi-focal eye wear
lack of hand rails
Pets

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