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Decks in this class (17)

Chapter 1
Sucessful aging,
Usual aging,
Components of slippery slope
21  cards
Ambulation
Normal bos for gait,
Typical gait changes in older adults,
Percentage of stance time during ...
29  cards
Balance an Falls
Fall operational definition,
Fall who definition,
How many fall deaths annually
46  cards
Week 5 Lectures
Bring multiple considerations to ...,
Adult learners require,
Choice
63  cards
Pharmacology
Polypharmacy,
Negatives of polypharmacy,
Pharmacokinetics
17  cards
Cognition in Aging Adult
Predominant characteristics of de...,
Major depressive episode,
Two very effective questions to s...
14  cards
Evaluation of medically complex patient
Major contributors to disease and...,
Goals of the evaluation all settings,
Delirium
31  cards
Impaired Capacity
What decreases with age,
How does blood flow decrease,
What increases with age
41  cards
Impaired posture
Static,
Dynamic,
Optimal
20  cards
Impaired Joint Mobility
How can joint structures be categ...,
Chondroid,
Fibrous
22  cards
Outcome measures
Mini mental state exam mcid,
Mini mental state 24,
Mini mental state 18 23
12  cards
Impaired Motor Control
Motor control,
What do motor control impairments...,
Neural control
50  cards
Post-Acute Inpatient
Criteria for irf,
Pps payment,
What is payment in irf based on
31  cards
Older Adults and Family
Composition,
Governance process,
Organization
28  cards
Conservative Pain Management
What is pain,
Pain classification by clinical m...,
Pain management by presumed source
19  cards
Reimbursement
1997 balanced budget act,
Co insurance,
Common cost control mechanisms
17  cards
Final
Pain classifications by clinical ...,
Pain classifications by presumed ...,
Why does medication efficacy decr...
168  cards

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