Geriatric review

Front

Name some of the lifestyle changes that can improve the lives of geriatric population: exercise, stop smoking, increase fiber intake, decrease alcohol consumption

Back

exercise, stop smoking, increase fiber intake, decrease alcohol consumption

Front

How would you get a better quality CXR on a kyphotic patient? Options: just deal with it normally, do AP instead of PA, angle the tube to match the curvature of the spine, give up

Back

do AP instead of PA

Front

How many geriatric patients are expected by 2050?

Back

90 million

Front

The elderly are a more ______ group because of ______?

Back

heterogeneous, immigration

Front

How much of the U.S. healthcare budget will be devoted to the elderly by 2025?

Back

2/3

Front

What is self efficacy?

Back

level of control over one's future

Front

What is the rate of depression in people 65+?

Back

1 in 5

Front

What is the first body system to show signs of aging? Options: nervous system, integumentary system, cardiovascular system, immune system

Back

integumentary system

Front

What is the 2nd greatest cause of death for both men and women? Options: heart failure, renal failure, untreated diabetes, lung cancer

Back

lung cancer

Front

At what age do nearsightedness and farsightedness start to happen?

Back

40