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The geriatric patient part 1
By 2050 how many people will be 8...,
In 2050 how many people will be 6...,
What has accompanied the increase...
13
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the geriatric patient p 2
What are the 6 key psychosocial f...,
What are the psychosocial factors,
What psychosocial factors can hav...
29
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the geriatric patient part 3
What is gerontology,
What is typically considered the ...,
What are the top 15 causes of dea...
18
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Pharmacotherapeutics (Mimi's with edits!:))
Difference between pharmacokineti...,
Pharmacokinetics can be altered by 3,
Is absorption changed with aging
52
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Evaluating and Caring for the Geriatric Patient (Mimis with some edits))
How is the geriatric assessment e...,
How should you handle a geriatric...,
What approach provides better chr...
73
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Chronic Health problem management (Mimi's)
What is the term that means illne...,
What is the term that means death,
The co occurrence of two or more ...
113
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Atypical Presentations (Mimi's)
When an older adult presents with...,
Atypical presentations usually in...,
Prevalence with atypical presenta...
35
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the geriatric patient (Mimis)
Lectures 1, 2, 3
36
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dementia, delirium, depression
What occurs to cells in the neuro...,
What isthe function of epindymal ...,
What are the functions of astrocytes
117
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Trigger - Dementia, D, D
What causes increased risk of hem...,
Seizures dementia and aphasia,
1 look for reversible causes2 ide...
51
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Trigger - sensory impair
Decreased functions of rods cones...,
Morphological change in the choro...,
Difficulty gazing upward and main...
15
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trigger - hospital care/services
Goal is to prevent delerium in ho...,
Factors include quiet environment...,
Strategy implement mobility cogni...
8
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