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CHF
What is heart failure,
What are the aha heart failure st...,
What are the ny heart associated ...
5  cards
Aging
Definition of aging,
What are some of the reduced home...,
What is the mc early sign of aging
12  cards
Assessment
What are the areas of assessment ...,
Mini mental status exam testing w...,
What are basic adls what scale is...
9  cards
Demographics
What is the number one health ris...,
What are the top 8 causes of death,
Which ethnicity lives longest
4  cards
Nursing Home
What are the two mc kinds of inst...,
Who pays for nursing homes assist...,
Common problems in long term care...
5  cards
Health Maintanence
Screening in the elderly needs to...,
What are the modifiable risk fact...,
What is the single most important...
9  cards
Elder Abuse
What is elder abuse,
At what age are you considered an...,
Risk factors of victims of elder ...
7  cards
Potpourri
Htn defined as what is isolated h...,
Htn each 20 10mmhg rise in bp abo...,
Bp classification what is the sbp...
29  cards
Failure to Thrive
Fraility definition characteristics,
The study of osteoporotic fx inde...,
What are some adverse outcomes of...
12  cards
Cancer
The incidence of ca increases wit...,
The biological behavior of the ca...,
What are some cancers that have a...
9  cards
Polypharm
Define polypharmacy examples of a...,
How does polypharmacy occur what ...,
Describe how drug metabolism diff...
12  cards
UTI Incontinence Urosepsis
Incontinence definition mc in wha...,
Uti mc age risk factors cause wha...,
Uti in women over 65 is defined b...
6  cards
Potpurri 2
Age related macular degeneration ...,
Age related macular degeneration ...,
Age related macular degeneration ...
21  cards
Advanced Care Directives
What is advance care planning,
What is illness trajectory,
What are the types advance direct...
5  cards
Delerium and Dementia
Dementia onset clinical features,
Delirium what is this onset clini...,
Delirium initial dx work up risk ...
21  cards
Acute Abdomen
Acute abdomen dx in elderly is ch...,
Biliary tract disease most common...,
Acute appendicitis presentation dx
10  cards

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