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Which type of exercises should the elderly/cardiac patients not take part in? - ✔✔Isometric/isotonic
exercises due to vagal response
When giving diuretics, which electrolyte do you supplement due to the smallest margin of error? -
✔✔potassium
Which system controls stress on the body, or the Fight or Flight instinct? - ✔✔parasympathetic system
stress on the body/mind - ✔✔negative emotions, insomnia, alertness
stress causes: pupils - ✔✔dilate
stress causes: GI - ✔✔mouth is dry, dec. peristalsis, dec. appetite, N/V, ulcers, heart burn
stress causes: heart - ✔✔inc. HR, inc. BP
stress causes: lungs - ✔✔inc. respirations, dilate bronchioles, hyperventilation -> resp. alk.
stress causes: blood glucose - ✔✔increased
stress causes: insulin production - ✔✔decreased
stress causes: sex drive - ✔✔dec. libido
stress causes: urinary - ✔✔dec. output
, stress causes: musculoskeletal - ✔✔tension, headache, backache, sore muscles
stress causes: immune system - ✔✔dec. WBC count -> cancer
stress causes: skin/hair - ✔✔acne, eczema, psoriasis, hair loss
Relaxation Techniques for Stress Management - ✔✔exercise, art therapy, music, prayer, meditation, reiki,
breathing exercises, massage
What is a challenging stressor? - ✔✔Manageable, but requires mobilization of sources
What is a neutral stressor? - ✔✔taxes existing resources
What is a threatening stressor? - ✔✔Exceeds existing resources and personal capabilities
Primary prevention - ✔✔Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring; educating and
vaccinations
Secondary prevention - ✔✔screening and early detection
Tertiary prevention - ✔✔actions taken to manage damage once a disease or disability has progressed
beyond its early stages
T/F Stress is a concept with psychological, physiological, and behavioral components - ✔✔True
T/F Children with chronic stress may show s/s of failure to thrive - ✔✔True
T/F Stress is experienced daily by people of all ages - ✔✔True