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Chapter 35 --> Geriatric Emergencies
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Good general communication techniques with the elderly include:
Ans: frequently asking the patient if he or she understands
You are dispatched to a skilled nursing care facility for an 80-year-old
female with abnormal behavior. The patient is clearly confused and
asks you if you are her husband. You should:
Ans: determine the patient's baseline mental status.
The purpose of the GEMS diamond is to:
Ans: help EMS personnel remember what is different about
elderly patients.
Which of the following statements regarding the aging process is
correct?
Ans: The process of aging is gradual, and the rate at which a
person loses functions does not increase with age.
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A productive cough, fever, and chills in an 80-year-old patient with a
compromised immune system should make you MOST suspicious for:
Ans: pneumonia
As a person ages, the heart may enlarge as a result of:
Ans: chronically increased after load
In contrast to delirium, dementia:
Ans: is usually considered irreversible.
Syncope in the older patient is:
Ans: caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain.
A 73-year-old female experienced a syncopal episode while watching
TV. She is now conscious, but is diaphoretic, tachycardic, and
hypotensive. Your assessment reveals abdominal tenderness and a
pulsating mass to the left of her umbilicus. You should suspect:
Ans: an aortic aneurysm
Osteoporosis is defined as:
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Chapter 35 --> Geriatric Emergencies
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Good general communication techniques with the elderly include:
Ans: frequently asking the patient if he or she understands
You are dispatched to a skilled nursing care facility for an 80-year-old
female with abnormal behavior. The patient is clearly confused and
asks you if you are her husband. You should:
Ans: determine the patient's baseline mental status.
The purpose of the GEMS diamond is to:
Ans: help EMS personnel remember what is different about
elderly patients.
Which of the following statements regarding the aging process is
correct?
Ans: The process of aging is gradual, and the rate at which a
person loses functions does not increase with age.
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A productive cough, fever, and chills in an 80-year-old patient with a
compromised immune system should make you MOST suspicious for:
Ans: pneumonia
As a person ages, the heart may enlarge as a result of:
Ans: chronically increased after load
In contrast to delirium, dementia:
Ans: is usually considered irreversible.
Syncope in the older patient is:
Ans: caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain.
A 73-year-old female experienced a syncopal episode while watching
TV. She is now conscious, but is diaphoretic, tachycardic, and
hypotensive. Your assessment reveals abdominal tenderness and a
pulsating mass to the left of her umbilicus. You should suspect:
Ans: an aortic aneurysm
Osteoporosis is defined as:
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