QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+
Contra indication for aspirin - ANSWERS-If BP less than
90mmhg
What does a crepitation indicate? - ANSWERS-Fracture
What classes someone as old? - ANSWERS-65+
What changes as people get old? - ANSWERS-Reduced
calcium -> brittle bones
Loss of fluid in joints -> kyphosis, bones grind
Muscle atrophy
Build up of thick mucus in airway
Loss of elasticity in skin and in blood vessels
Decreased neurological function
Increased blood pressure
,Hearing loss
ABC problems
Spinal compession
Loss of balance
What diseases are older people more sucseptible to? -
ANSWERS-COPD
CHD
Cancer
Osteoarthirtis
Respiratory disease
Dementia
Stroke
Osteoporosis
Parkinson's
Rheumatoid arthiritis
Catarct
Signs and symptoms of asthma attack - ANSWERS-
Breathlessness
Wheezing
, Cyanosis
Increased HR/RR
Cause of diabetes - ANSWERS-type 1 - pancreas unable to
produce insulin
type 2 - insulin resistance causes insulin deficiency
pancreas unable to regulate sugar levels - insulin to lower
sugar levels, glucagon to increase sugar levels
Risk factors of diabetes - ANSWERS-Ethnicity
Obesity
Age
Genetics
Cause of hypoglycaemia - ANSWERS-Not eating enough
Producing too much insulin
Exercising too much