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Ch 33: Care of Elderly; Foundations of
Nursing Exam Study Guide.
Ageism - Answers✔process of systematic stereotyping of and discriminating against people
because of their advanced age
akinesia - Answers✔abnormal state of motor and psychic hypoactivity
aphasia - Answers✔abnormal neurologic condition in which language function is defective or
absent because of an injury to certain area of the cerebral cortex
ataxia - Answers✔abnormal condition characterized by impaired ability to coordinate movement
chronologic age - Answers✔age of an individual expressed as time elapsed since birth
claudication - Answers✔weakness of the legs accompanied by cramp-like pain in the calves
caused by poor circulation of the blood to the leg muscles
dementia - Answers✔a slow, progressive, organic mental disorder characterized by chronic
personality disintegration, deterioration of intellectual capacity and function, and memory loss
that leads to confusion, disorientation, and stupor.
dysarthria - Answers✔DIFFICULT, POORLY ARTICULATED SPEECH RESULTING FROM
INTERFERENCE IN THE CONTROL OVER THE MUSCLES OF SPEECH
dysphagia - Answers✔difficulty swallowing
hemiplegia - Answers✔paralysis of one side of the body
kyphosis - Answers✔an abnormal condition of the vertebral column; characterized by increased
convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine
nocturia - Answers✔excessive urination at night
orthostatic hypotension - Answers✔decrease in blood pressure related to positional or postural
changes from lying to sitting or standing positions
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Ch 33: Care of Elderly; Foundations of
Nursing Exam Study Guide.
Ageism - Answers✔process of systematic stereotyping of and discriminating against people
because of their advanced age
akinesia - Answers✔abnormal state of motor and psychic hypoactivity
aphasia - Answers✔abnormal neurologic condition in which language function is defective or
absent because of an injury to certain area of the cerebral cortex
ataxia - Answers✔abnormal condition characterized by impaired ability to coordinate movement
chronologic age - Answers✔age of an individual expressed as time elapsed since birth
claudication - Answers✔weakness of the legs accompanied by cramp-like pain in the calves
caused by poor circulation of the blood to the leg muscles
dementia - Answers✔a slow, progressive, organic mental disorder characterized by chronic
personality disintegration, deterioration of intellectual capacity and function, and memory loss
that leads to confusion, disorientation, and stupor.
dysarthria - Answers✔DIFFICULT, POORLY ARTICULATED SPEECH RESULTING FROM
INTERFERENCE IN THE CONTROL OVER THE MUSCLES OF SPEECH
dysphagia - Answers✔difficulty swallowing
hemiplegia - Answers✔paralysis of one side of the body
kyphosis - Answers✔an abnormal condition of the vertebral column; characterized by increased
convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine
nocturia - Answers✔excessive urination at night
orthostatic hypotension - Answers✔decrease in blood pressure related to positional or postural
changes from lying to sitting or standing positions
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