NR 601 Week 1; Ham's Primary Care Geriatric – Questions
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Disease-related disability: Definition, Having a disability due to having a disease process.
Example, Treatment Decreased exercise due to having COPD.
Medical treatment is needed.
Disuse-related disability: Definition, Having a disability due to not using a body function like you
Example, Treatment used to.
Having SOB on minimal exertion due to sedentary.
Treatment is an activity regimen.
Misuse-related disability: Definition, Having a disability due to misusing a body part.
Example, Treatment Having knee arthritis in a former football player.
Prior damage can't be reversed, but you can prevent
detection and preserve further function.
Disability-related to psychological aging: Having a disability due to getting older.
Definition, Example, Treatment Trouble reading the fine print in a 50-year-old patient.
Adapt and compensate for the disability.
The rule of the fourths This rule clarifies that changes are often attributed to normal
aging by the general public. Of the "decline in normal
function" seen as people age, 1/4 is due to disease, disuse,
misuse, and physiological aging.
A notable change with aging regarding The need for reading glasses due to reduced lens elasticity
reading and vision. between ages 42-50.
A notable change in aging regarding Patients have an increase in vestibular sensitivity in the age of
dizziness. 60, causing trouble in a patients with equilibrium.
A notable change in aging in women Fertility in women peaks between 15 and 25 years and
regarding menopause. declines thereafter, with menopause typically occurring about
age 50 years.
A notable change regarding reaction times Reaction time tends to increase with age (which explains why
in older adults. teenagers are usually far better at games of speed—including
many video games—than older persons).
What happens to a patient body water Decreases
percent as they age?
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Disease-related disability: Definition, Having a disability due to having a disease process.
Example, Treatment Decreased exercise due to having COPD.
Medical treatment is needed.
Disuse-related disability: Definition, Having a disability due to not using a body function like you
Example, Treatment used to.
Having SOB on minimal exertion due to sedentary.
Treatment is an activity regimen.
Misuse-related disability: Definition, Having a disability due to misusing a body part.
Example, Treatment Having knee arthritis in a former football player.
Prior damage can't be reversed, but you can prevent
detection and preserve further function.
Disability-related to psychological aging: Having a disability due to getting older.
Definition, Example, Treatment Trouble reading the fine print in a 50-year-old patient.
Adapt and compensate for the disability.
The rule of the fourths This rule clarifies that changes are often attributed to normal
aging by the general public. Of the "decline in normal
function" seen as people age, 1/4 is due to disease, disuse,
misuse, and physiological aging.
A notable change with aging regarding The need for reading glasses due to reduced lens elasticity
reading and vision. between ages 42-50.
A notable change in aging regarding Patients have an increase in vestibular sensitivity in the age of
dizziness. 60, causing trouble in a patients with equilibrium.
A notable change in aging in women Fertility in women peaks between 15 and 25 years and
regarding menopause. declines thereafter, with menopause typically occurring about
age 50 years.
A notable change regarding reaction times Reaction time tends to increase with age (which explains why
in older adults. teenagers are usually far better at games of speed—including
many video games—than older persons).
What happens to a patient body water Decreases
percent as they age?
