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Intro
What percent of geriatric patient...,
What is the age range for young old,
What is the age range for middle old
11
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General Principles of Aging
What happens to homeostasis as we...,
A major loss in function usually ...,
What are the cns symptoms of immo...
33
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Theories of Aging
What are the two causes of the lo...,
Is there agreement on the definit...,
What is the disposable body theory
14
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Psychology of aging
What percent of adults age 65 and...,
What are the factors that have be...,
True or false there are a large s...
38
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Altered Homeostasis
What is altered homeostasis,
What are the cardiac system chang...,
What is the most predictable chan...
25
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Confusion in the elderly
True or false cognitive decline i...,
What are the two types of confusion,
What is dementia
25
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Legal aspects of Aging
What does the patient self determ...,
What must patients have to sign a...,
What are the three things that yo...
47
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Biological Changes
What happens to brain neurons as ...,
What happens to glomeruli as we age,
What happens to liver weight as w...
27
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Falls n' Such
The frequency of pt falls are hig...,
What are the two very broad injur...,
What are intrinsic factors
16
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Geriatric Psychiatrics
What are the two watchwords for p...,
Sige caps,
What is the clinical guidelines o...
11
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Psych and pharmacology
True or false most patients with ...,
Which usually causes more sufferi...,
When a pt with dementia develops ...
47
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Urinary Incontinence
Is urinary incontinence a normal ...,
What are the causes of urinary in...,
What is urge incontinence
29
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Iatrogenesis in the elderly
What is iatrogenesis,
True or false you should be judic...,
What age and gender tolerate bloo...
10
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Derm
Senile purpura is what,
What is intertrigo,
What is a commom complication of ...
31
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Infectious Disease
What is immune senescence,
What is the cause of immune senes...,
True or false age has a greater i...
37
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Mistreatment of older adults
What is mistreatment,
True or false mistreatment can oc...,
True or false excessive dependenc...
10
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OMM
Why is treating lymphedema frustr...,
What are the causes of lymphedema 5,
What are the three objectives of ...
8
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Overview of Long term care
What percent of nursing home pati...,
What percent of nursing home pati...,
What percent of nursing home pati...
42
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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
What are the two parts of the cga,
What is the purpose of the cga 3,
What are the three pros to the cga
61
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Pharmacology and Aging
What is the beers criteria,
True or false formulations change...,
What are nutraceuticals
79
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Successful Aging
What is the new paradigm of think...,
True or false old people can stil...,
What are the four things healthy ...
14
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Geriatric Rehab
True or false normal aging does n...,
By 2030 what fraction of american...,
What are the top two leading caus...
28
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Home Safety Assessment
What is universal design,
What are the principles of univer...,
What is the definition of home as...
13
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New Trends in Geriatrics
How far does bp drop with sleeping,
What percent of elderly deaths ar...,
Is screening for aaa effective
22
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Overview of end of life care
Why is the quality of life during...,
Deaths in the us occur most often...,
What are the three trajectories o...
33
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Management of selected non-pain
What are the three steps of givin...,
What are the steps in communicati...,
True or false you should deliver ...
32
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Management of Selected Non-pain II
When pain persists without meanin...,
When an individual feels voiceles...,
What are the four aspects of tota...
48
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Foot
What is xerosis,
What is onychocryptosis,
What is hyperkeratosis
75
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Communication with pts with serious illnesses
What are the three causes of non ...,
What are the characteristics of p...,
True or false palliative care pts...
60
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Palliative Med last lecture
What is the split between sudden ...,
Why are we so valuable at the end...,
What makes preparing for the last...
67
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