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Geriatrics

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By: Emily Hendrickson
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Decks in this class (16)

CHF review
Heart failure in women stats,
Definition of hf,
Etiologies of hf w reduced ef
61  cards
Physiology of Aging
What is aging,
What is homeostasis effect of agi...,
What are reduced homeostatic resp...
42  cards
Geriatric Assessment
What are some issues in geriatric...,
What is tested on the mmse,
What is a part of the fxn assessment
15  cards
Demographics
Us pop growing older is a result of,
Poverty rates are higher it what ...,
Percentage of seniors w incomes b...
17  cards
Nursing Home Care
2 mc kinds of institutional long ...,
What is a skilled nursing facility,
What are assisted living facilities
35  cards
Health Maintenance
Normal aging,
Does health promotion equate w di...,
Goals of health maintenance
29  cards
Elder Abuse
What is elder abuse according to ...,
Who are the usual victims who are...,
Rfs for being a victim
28  cards
HTN, CVD, Parkinsons, Polymyalgia
What is htn ish,
What should eval of htn include tx,
How common is htn in people older...
90  cards
FTT
How many people 65 and older are ...,
Definition of frailty,
Characteristics of frailty
25  cards
Urinary issues
What is incontinence,
Prevalence of incontinence,
Clinical importance of incontinence
27  cards
Cancer
Biggest rf for development for ca...,
Cancer age distribution,
Cancer biology and aging
20  cards
Polypharm
What are the risks of adverse dru...,
What is polypharmacy,
What are some examples of adverse...
19  cards
Advance Care Planning
What is advance care planning,
Why do you need an advance directive,
What is illness trajectory
11  cards
Optho, thyroid, Presbycusis, Resp, Pain, Osteoporosis
68 yo pt that presents to clinic ...,
Impact of amd on adult elderly pt,
What is amd classification
59  cards
Dementia and Delirium
Characteristics of dementia,
Characteristics of delirium,
Initial dx workup hx
26  cards
Acute Abdomen
Challenge of dx acute abdomen in ...,
Why isnt ancillary testing reliable,
Why is acute abdomen so common in...
14  cards

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