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65-74 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The "young old" age group
75-84 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The "middle old" age group
85-99 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The "Old Old" age group
100+ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The "elite old" age group
calcium and vitamins D, C, and A - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Older adults need an
increased dietary intake of
, _____________________ because aging changes disrupt the ability to
store, use, and absorb these substances
35-50
2 Liters - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Older adults should consume ____ to _____ g of
fiber each day and drink at least _________ a day unless
medically contraindicated.
Geriatric Failure to Thrive (GFTT) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a complex syndrome
including under-nutrition, impaired physical functioning, depression, and
cognitive impairment
Falls - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Most common accident in the elderly
Fallophobia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fear of falling
Kyphosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hunchback
presbyopia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔farsightedness that worsens with aging
orthostatic hypotension - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔low blood pressure when
changing body position from a supine to sitting or standing position
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65-74 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The "young old" age group
75-84 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The "middle old" age group
85-99 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The "Old Old" age group
100+ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The "elite old" age group
calcium and vitamins D, C, and A - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Older adults need an
increased dietary intake of
, _____________________ because aging changes disrupt the ability to
store, use, and absorb these substances
35-50
2 Liters - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Older adults should consume ____ to _____ g of
fiber each day and drink at least _________ a day unless
medically contraindicated.
Geriatric Failure to Thrive (GFTT) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a complex syndrome
including under-nutrition, impaired physical functioning, depression, and
cognitive impairment
Falls - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Most common accident in the elderly
Fallophobia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fear of falling
Kyphosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hunchback
presbyopia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔farsightedness that worsens with aging
orthostatic hypotension - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔low blood pressure when
changing body position from a supine to sitting or standing position
