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| People over age 65 are what percent of the population |
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| What is the expected percent of people over the age of 65 in the year 2030 |
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| What age group is the most rapidly increasing segment of many populations |
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| What aspects need to be included in the geriatric history |
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| medical, functional, social, psychological |
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| third most common chronic problem in older Americans |
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| What instruments and tests could be used to test hearing impairment |
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| audioscope, otoscopic examination, whispered voice test |
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| How do you test for cognitive impairment |
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| at what age should you start assessing for fall risk |
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| What are two indicators of a fall risk patient |
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>2 falls in the last year
History of vertebral, wrist, and or humerus fractures |
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| What are several keys to primary prevention of falls |
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| regular exercise, reduce environmental hazards in the home, prevent osteoporosis with vitamin D and calcium |
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| What are some secondary and tertiary prevention keys |
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| Home fall hazards checklist, treat risk factors, adjust dosing/frequency of medications |
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| What are some secondary and tertiary prevention keys |
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| Home fall hazards checklist, treat risk factors, adjust dosing/frequency of medications, avoid sedatives, prescribe exercise, physical therapist |
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| What should be prescribed to older adults at fall risk |
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(800 IU) Vitamin D.
(1200mg) Calcium |
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| How is osteoporosis most commonly diagnosed. What are some other ways it can be diagnosed |
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| Most commonly diagnosed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry of the total hip, femoral neck, or lumbar spine. It can also be diagnosed clinically or radiographically. |
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| What is the score that tells a physician that a patient has osteoporosis |
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| When taking a fall risk what are some of the aspects that need to be included in the history |
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| circumstance of falls, history of previous falls, associated symptoms, problems with movement, medications, co-morbid conditions, previous stroke, parkinsonism, cardiac disease, seizures, and osteoporosis |
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| What should be included in the physical exam of a fall risk patient |
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| orthostatic blood pressure, timed up and go test, tandem walking, stance and gait, foot exam, mental status exam |
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| What is the unintentional leakage of urine |
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| How many people are affected by urinary incontence |
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| What other physical problems can be caused by urinary incontinence |
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| decubitus ulcers, sepsis, renal failure, urinary tract infections, death |
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| What are a few psychosocial implications of urinary incontinence |
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| loss of self esteem, restriction of activities(less exercise), depression |
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| What is the number one reason for nursing home placement |
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| What should the assessment of an incontinent patient include |
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| fluid intake, meds, cognitive functions, mobility, and previous urologic surgeries |
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| What is the number one question you should ask patients about incontience |
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| "Do you have a strong and sudden urge to void that makes you leak before reaching the toilet?" |
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| always evaluate the patients ability to do what? |
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| hear, see, understand and provide an accurate history |
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| What do you do when a patient comes in with multiple complaints |
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| What is the term for multiple drugs. |
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| What is the brown bag method |
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| Ask the patient to bring all of their medications, vitamins, herbs, etc with them in a brown paper bag |
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| Who should receive the influenza vaccine and how often |
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| All adults over 50. Annually |
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| Who should receive the pneumococcal vaccine and how often |
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| All adults over 65. Usually only once |
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| Who should receive the varicella zoster vaccine and how often |
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| All adults over 60. Only once. |
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| How often should an individual receive the TDP vaccine |
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| How many people are abused in the US(over 65) |
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| How many incidents of geriatric abuse are estimated to go unreported? |
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| 2 million(4x as many as are reporte |
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| How many incidents of geriatric abuse are estimated to go unreported? |
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| 2 million(4x as many as are reported) |
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| What percentage of elderly abusers are family members |
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| Are men or women more likely to be elder abusers |
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| There is an equal ratio of men and women abusers |
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Who are most likely to be abused
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| Elderly women <80 are more likely to be abused than men |
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| What are the two main settings of elderly abuse |
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| Domestic, institutional(nursing home) |
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| What are the five basic types of elderly abuse |
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| Physical, sexual, psychological, neglect, financial |
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What percentage of cases of elderly abuse are neglect
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| How many of the cases of elderly abuse are physical |
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| Is weight gain or weight loss more common in elderly patients |
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| Weight loss. Malnutrition is common |
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| What are some factors of emergency preparedness that need to be taken into account |
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| plans for any illness or functional decline, plans for emergency, availability of emergency help, plans for any change in caregiver misfortune or ill health |
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| Should you provide the patient with information of chances of recovery or not |
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| Yes. Always be truthful with the patient. |
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| Short-term life expectancy |
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| Death within the next year |
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| Death within the next 5 years |
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| Long term life expenctancy |
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| When should the physician become worried about weight loss |
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| What physical measurement may indicate osteoporosis |
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| When should the physician be worried about changes in postural blood pressure |
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>20mmHg fall in systolic pressure
>10mmHg fall in diastolic pressure
The patient experiences dizziness, lightheadedness, weakness, or syncope |
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| Is high or low frequency hearing loss more common |
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| What are ADL's and what are six of them |
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Activities of Daily Living
Eating, Dressing, Bathing, Toiletting, Able to get out bed alone, able to walk without assistance, difficulty going up and down stairs |
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| What are the IADLs and what are four of them |
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| Cooking, banking, making appointments, and ability to drive themselves |
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| Besides vitamin D and calcium supplements how can you help osteoporosis |
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| What is the six-second rule |
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| Give the patient an extra six seconds to answer all your questions and requests before you become concerned about cognition |
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| How are health benefits related to physical activity |
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| Health benefits are typically proportional to the amount of physical activity |
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| What are two economic effect of activity in older adults |
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| It lowers medical expenditures and even sedentary adults who become active see a decrease in medical expenditures |
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| What should be prescribed to a patient with cardiovascular disease |
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| increased physical activity to improve quality of life |
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| Prescription for patient with bad cholesterol |
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| physical activity is essential to the nonpharmocologic treatment of elevated cholesterol. |
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| prescription to patient with chronic lung disease |
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| lower and upper extremity training should be coupled with pulmonary rehabilitation |
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| Prescription to patient with diabetes mellitus |
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| Aerobic exercise with precautions to prevent foot injury, as well as moderate weight training programs |
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| Prescribed to fall risk patients |
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| long term exercise and balance training. |
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| Prescribed to patients with high blood pressure |
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| Aerobic physical activity like walking 30 min/day 5days/wk |
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| Prescribed to patients with osteoporosis |
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| Exercise in late years in the presence of adequate calcium and vitamin D intake. Especially resistance and high impact activities |
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| What is vigorous aerobic activity |
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| 20 minutes of vigorous physical activity 3 or more days a week |
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| What is moderate aerobic activity |
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| Brisk walk or equivalent for 10 minutes at a time for a total of 30 min/day 5 day/wk. |
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| What is the recommended amount of resistance training |
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| Working major muscle groups 2 to 3 days/wk with 48 hours of rest in between at a moderate intensity. |
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| What is the most feasible and safest method of resistance training for elderly adults |
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What is the best method of resistance training for individuals with lower fitness levels
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| How often should an elderly adult do flexibility training |
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| What is the point of flexibility training...besides becoming more flexible |
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| It permits and facilitates the types of physical activity that have health benefits |
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| What are the advantages of moderate activity |
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No special skills, equipment, or facilities are needed.
Relatively low risk of injury |
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| Being identified as "old"is related to what? |
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| chronological age, health, functional ability, social roles, and self perception |
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| What four things can contribute to communication difficulties in geriatric patients |
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| Cognition impairment, hearing loss, dysphasia, cultural barriers |
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| What clues can you tell simply from observation about cognition and function |
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| unkept dress, poor personal hygiene, urinary incontinence, undue crying and anxiety. |
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| How does the geriatric assessment differ from a normal assessment |
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| includes nonmedical domains, emphasizes functional capacity and quality of life, and it often incorporates a multidisciplinary team |
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| What is different about illness presentation in older persons |
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| They often have atypical responses to illness. Ex: confusion due to an infection rather than to a neurologic problem |
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| What percent of adults 85 years and older have dementia |
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Definition
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| What is the third most common chronic condition in older Americans |
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Definition
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| What are the first and second most common chronic conditions in older Americans |
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| Hypertension and arthritis |
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| What sensory evaluations need to take place |
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Definition
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| Who should get a fall risk assessment |
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| All individuals over 65 with >/= 2 falls within the past 12 months, or those with a history of fractures, if they are unable to get out of a chair without using their arms, have to use a cane or walker, or if they have an unsteady gait. |
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| What are three things that should be included in the fall risk assessment |
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Definition
| muscle weakness eval, balance, and orthostatic changes in blood pressure. |
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| What will endurance and flexibility training always be prescribed with |
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| How often is it estimated that a family member is the abuser |
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| 90% of the time. Most often adult children or spouses |
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| What over what age tend to be victimized more than men |
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| What are the four things that the geriatric physical exam includes |
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| mental status exam, postural blood pressure, visual and hearing assessment, and gait assessment |
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| How long should the timed up and go test take? |
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| there are 11 things overall that need to be included in the general screening assessment. What are they |
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| Functional status, visual impairment, hearing impairment, urinary incontinence, malnutrition, gait, balance, falls, depression, cognitive problems, osteoporosis |
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| What does regular physical activity have an effect on |
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| Most if not all organ systems |
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| what are the mortality rates of those who exercise compaired to those who dont |
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| Inactive adults have mortality rates that are 2x as high as those who are active |
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| What is the life expectancy of a 65 year old woman who is not a smoker if she is inactive. What about active |
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| 12.7 for inactive and 18.4 for active |
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| Cardiovascular disease risk decreases most with what type of activity |
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Definition
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| bone density is most related to what kind of exercise |
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Definition
| resistance and high impact activities |
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| What are the benefits of exercise for elderly patients with CVD |
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Definition
| reduction in mortality, symptoms, improvement in exercise tolerance and functional capacity and improvement in the quality of life. |
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| What does cholesterol have to do with exercise |
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| Physical activity is regarded as ESSENTIAL to nonpharmalogic treatment of elevated cholesterol. |
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| What type of exercise is recommended for patients with diabetes mellitus |
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Definition
| aerobic exercise. as well as moderate weight training. |
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| What type of exercise is recommended for fall risk patients |
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Definition
| long term exercise and balance training |
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| What type of exercise for high blood pressure |
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Definition
| aerobic physical activity such as brisk walking 30 min/ day most days a week |
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| What type of exercise for knee osteoarthritis |
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Definition
| aerobic exercise and physical therapy involving range of motion exercises. |
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| What exercise is recommended for an obese patient |
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Definition
| it should be an integral part of weight loss therapy and weight maintenance. |
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| What type of exercise is recommended for patients with osteporosis |
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Definition
| Resistance and high impact activity alone with calcium and vitamin D intake |
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| What should be considered besides medication for depression and mental health |
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Definition
| psychotherapy and exercise |
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| How often should flexibility training be done |
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Definition
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| What is age-related decreases in skeletal mass and quality |
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Definition
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| What are three ways to encourage increased activity in older patients |
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Definition
| recommend exercise classes, set goals, increase activity over time. |
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| WHat is the main risk of physical activity |
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Definition
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| What are the 5 A's for promoting physical activity |
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| Assess(patients activity level at least 1x/year), Advise(patient of recommended activity level), Agree(collaboratively with patient on goals), Assist(counseling/ self help materials), Arrange(follow up contact with the patient to monitor progree |
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| Are pedometers an accurate way to measure progress. Why or why not. |
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| They can be, but they often miscount steps in adults with slow gaits, many steps do not count towards exercise, and a universal step goal is inappropriate. |
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| What is the largest organ of the body |
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Definition
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| What are a few of the functions of the skin |
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Definition
| protection, temp homeostasis, excretion, synthesis, non-verbal communication |
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| What are the three layers of the skin from top to bottom |
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Definition
| epidermis, dermis, hypodermis |
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| What are the fiver layers of the epidermis |
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Definition
| corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, and basale |
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| What is the epidermis made out of |
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Definition
| stratified squamous epithelim |
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| How often does the epidermis replace itself |
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Definition
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| What type of cells are in the epidermis |
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Definition
| stem cells, keratinocytes, melanocytest, merkel cells(nerve receptors, and Langerhans cells(immune cells) |
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Term
| What are the upper layers of the epidermis made of |
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Definition
| dead cells filled with keratin |
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Term
| What type of tissue is the dermis made out of |
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Definition
| Strong, flexible connective tissue |
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Term
| What is located in the dermis. Specifically |
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Definition
| Gel like matrix containing collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers. It is rich in nerves, vessels, receptors, and hair follicles and sweat glands are located here. |
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| What type of tissue is the hypodermis made out of |
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| What is another name for the hypodermis |
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| What is the purpose of the hypodermis |
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Definition
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| Who has less fatty tissue(which layer of the skin is that) and are therefore more sensitive to the cold |
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Definition
| It is less of the hypodermis and it is infants and the elderly. |
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Term
| Where is hair located on the body |
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Definition
| Covers the entire body except palms, soles, lips, nipples, and parts of external genitalia. |
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| Growth of this skin derivitive is sensitive to hormones |
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Definition
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| How many hair follicles are babies born with |
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| As many as they will every have. We don't grow or develop any more hair follicles. |
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| What are the fastest growing cells in the body |
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Definition
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| What is hair heavily filled with or made out of. |
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Definition
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| What type of glands are associated with hair follicles |
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Definition
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| What are two types of sweat glands |
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| They are sweat glands that cover the entire body, mostly on the palms, soles, scalp, and armpits. |
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Definition
| Sweat glands the produce phermomones. Limited to the armpits and genital areas. |
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Term
| What is in the secretions of apocrine glands |
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Definition
| proteins and fatty acids in addition to sweat. |
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Term
| Name the four types of skin glands we talked about |
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Definition
| sebaceous, sweat, mammary, and ceruminous |
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| What is another name for natural aging |
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Definition
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| What are some reasons for chronological aging |
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Definition
| atrophy of dermal tissues and vascularity, decreased protein production, shrinkage of sebaceous glands, fine lines, benign growths, dryness of skin. |
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Definition
| Responsible for most of what we consider "old" skin. |
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Definition
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| What does photoaging cause |
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| hyperplasia and hypertrophy, deterioration of collagen and elastin, atypical cells in the basla layer and in melanocytes, abnormal pigmentation, dilated blood vessels, actinic changes, and skin cancers. |
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| What is type 1 glogau photoaging classification wrinkle scale |
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Definition
| minimal wrinkles, mild pigment changes, no keratoses (age 20-30's) |
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| What type of classification on the wrinkle scale would be someone with keratoses palpable but not visible, smile lines and early lentigines |
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Definition
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| WHat types on the wrinkle scale is someone with obvious dyschromia, wrinkles even when not moving, telangiectasia, and visible keratoses. |
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| What type of photoaging causes a person to have yellow gray skin, no normal skin, wrinkles everywhere, and skin cancers may occur |
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Definition
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| What happens to the stratum corneum as we age |
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Definition
| It becomes drier, and more brittle. |
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| What happens to the epidermis as we age |
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Definition
| smaller rete ridges(less adhesion, more easily torn), decreases number of langerhan cells(decreased immunity), and decreased melanocytes(dyschromia) |
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| What happens to the hair with aging |
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Definition
| scalp has a decresed rate of growth as well as decreased diameter of hair, and decrease in pigment. |
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| What happens to hair in males over 65 |
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Definition
| decreased hair on scalp and in beard, increased hair in nose, eyebrows, and ears |
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| what happens to hair in females over 65 |
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Definition
| increased hair on lip and chin, decreased hair on scalp, axillae, and pubis. |
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Term
| What happens to the eccrine glands with aging |
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Definition
| fewer, and the ones remaining are less active. They have less ability to thermoregulate |
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| What happens to the apocrine glands with aging |
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Definition
| Less activity(less hormonal stimulation) less odor and less need for antiperspirants and deodorants |
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Term
| What happens to the sebaceous glands with aging |
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Definition
| less acitvity(hormonal stimulation) and less oil leads to more dryness of the skin. |
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Definition
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Term
| What is a circumscribed, flat discoloration which may be brown, blue, red, or hypopigmented |
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Definition
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Term
| elevated solid lesion of to .5 cm in diameter |
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Definition
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| Circumscribed elevated solid lesion more than .5 cm in diameter |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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| Circumscribed, elevated, superficial solid lesion more than .5 cm in diameter |
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Definition
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Term
| A firm edematous plaque resulting from the infiltration of the dermis with fluid; they are transient and last only a few hours |
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Definition
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Term
| A circumscribed collection of free fluid less than .5 cm in diameter |
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Definition
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Term
| a circumscribed collection of free fluid greater than .5 cm in diameter |
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Definition
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Term
| A circumscribed collection of leukocytes and free fluid that varies in size |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the ABDCE's of skin lesion evaluation |
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Definition
| Asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution, (in kansas elevation) |
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Term
| Life expectancy at birth in Europe and America before 1800 |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
US only (whites) life expectancy
1900
1955
2009 |
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Definition
46-49
66-75
76-81(African Americans 70-74) |
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Term
| What is the projected life expectancy by 2025-2030 in developed and undeveloped regions |
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Definition
| devoloped 80. undeveloped 71 |
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Term
| What is projected life expectancy in 2045-2050 in developed and undeveloped countries |
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Definition
| 83 in developed. 74 in undeveloped regions |
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Term
| When is the number of older persons expected to exceed the number of children for the first time since 1998 |
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Definition
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Term
| How much has fertility dropped from 1955-2010 in the less developed regions. |
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Definition
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| What is the fertility in the least developed countries. |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the fertility in Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, and Wester Aftrica |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the median age for the world today |
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Definition
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| What country has the youngest population. What is the median age |
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Definition
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| What country has the oldest population. What is the median age |
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Definition
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Term
| What will the world's median age likely be in 2050 |
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Definition
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Term
| How much has life expectancy at birth increased globally since 1950 |
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Definition
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Term
| What age group is the fastest growing segment |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the estimation for the year 2030 of people >/=65 |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the even that is 2x the size of the olympics only for older adults. It is held every 4 years |
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Definition
| World Winter Masters Games |
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Term
| What events are at the WWMG |
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Definition
| ice hockey, alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, ski jumping, futsal |
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Term
| How many indivuals compete in the summer national senior games |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of cholesterol increases with age |
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Definition
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|
Term
| Do triglycerides increase or decrease with age |
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Definition
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Term
| Does the basal metabolic rate increase or decrease |
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Definition
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Term
| does glucose tolerance increase or decrease with age |
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Definition
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Term
| What happens to HDL and LDL cholesterol with exercise |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the most common injury in older adults who exercise |
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Definition
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Term
| What factors play into the increased likelihood of dehydration in older adults |
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Definition
| impaired thirst mechanism, increased water output by kidneys, decreased total body water, attenuated increases in skin blood flow with elevated core temp, medication effects |
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Term
| Are senior athletes at greater risk of sudden death? |
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Definition
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Term
| What would an ECG be looking for in a preparticipation evaluation of an older athlete |
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Definition
| evidence of cardiovascular disease |
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Term
| Would would bone density testing be looking for in an older exercising adult |
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Definition
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Term
| What test would you do on an older adult before they started exercising (with diuretic use) |
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Definition
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Term
| What test would you perform on an older adult who wanted to start exercising but has a history of renal disease |
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Definition
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Term
| What is a lipid analysis a test of |
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Definition
| CAD risk factor evaluation |
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Term
| What is exercise testing prior to exercise recommended |
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Definition
Moderate risk/vigorous exercise.
High risk/moderate and vigorous exercise |
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frequency
intensity
time
type |
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| What is a 5-6 on a ten point activity scale. What is a 7-8 |
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| How often should individuals who exercise at a moderate intensity engage in exercise |
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| How often should individuals who engage in vigorous exercise, work out? |
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| What is prescribed for cardiorespiratory fitness |
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Definition
| 20-60 minutes of exercise/day |
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Term
| exercises that improve cardiovascular fitness |
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Definition
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| exercises that improve flexibility and balance |
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Definition
| stretching, yoga, tai chi, pilates |
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Definition
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| Why is the quality of the diet more important in elderly patients |
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Definition
| older adults require less caloric intake based on decreased lean body mass |
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| What should be the percentage of carbs and fats? |
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Definition
55% carb
no more than 30% fat |
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| what is the min of protein an elderly person should be getting |
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Definition
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| how many oz water are recommended per minute of exercise |
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Definition
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| What effect do diuretics have on exercising patients |
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Definition
| increased risk of dehydration |
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Term
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Definition
| cause peripheral vasodilation, reduce performance, but could improve exercise tolerance by improving blood flow to the heart. |
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| What are the side effects of NSAID's |
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Definition
| fluid retention, HTN, gastric ulceration, increased risk of cardiac effects |
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