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Geriatrics

This class was created by Brainscape user Janae Garofalo. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Janae Garofalo
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Decks in this class (11)

1. Introduction
Today _ in _ number of people wil...,
The number of americans 65 increa...,
By 2030 the number of people over...
40  cards
2. Aging
Define aging,
Life span when expressed as expec...,
Mortality is commonly caused by
92  cards
3. Oral Changes
Main feature of aging in cells,
Physiologic systems most affected...,
When does the thymus begin to atr...
52  cards
4. Soft Tissue Changes
What is the most common infection...,
Two common diseases caused by fun...,
Other names for fungal infections
56  cards
5. Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease
Aging increases the risk of what ...,
Define delirium,
Delirium is temporary permenant
43  cards
6. Nutrition
Oral factors contributing to nutr...,
Physical factors contributing to ...,
Functional factors contributing t...
39  cards
7. Medicine
The body percentage of extracellu...,
Age alters what two aspects of dr...,
Define pharmacodynamics and pharm...
40  cards
8. End of Life
Definition of palliative medicine,
What are the 5 kubhler ross stages,
T f the 5 stages of kubhler ross ...
32  cards
9. Long Term Care
_in_ elders will spend some part ...,
Majority of nursing facility reim...,
The number of institutionalized p...
29  cards
10. Clinical Consent and ART
Rampant caries often begin in eld...,
T f rampant caries happens to mos...,
T f most rampant caries occur aft...
36  cards
11. Denture Issues
Reasons why are replacement dentu...,
T f everyone can learn to wear a ...,
As we age we become more less ada...
42  cards

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