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| 3382899533 | Starting at about age ___, our organ systems lose about 1 percent of their function each year | 30 | 0 | |
| 3382899534 | The maximum H/R ______ with age, and the physiological mechanisms that cause increases in the H/R are not as sensitive | Declines | 1 | |
| 3382899535 | A geriatric patient with internal bleeding may not exhibit the increase in ____ that we would expect to accompany significant blood loss | H/R | 2 | |
| 3382899536 | ________ is a loss of brain function | Dementia | 3 | |
| 3382899537 | The most common cause of dementia in the elderly is ________ disease, a chronic organic disorder | Alzheimer's | 4 | |
| 3382899538 | Older patients are at increased risk for ________ due to a diminished gag reflex | Aspiration | 5 | |
| 3382899539 | An older person is likely to complain of _______ rather than pain when having a heart attack | Weakness | 6 | |
| 3382899540 | Consider an elderly patient oriented to time if they can tell you what _____ it is | Year | 7 | |
| 3382899541 | __________ is replacing lost circumstances with imaginary ones | Confabulation | 8 | |
| 3382899542 | Many older people have a ______ threshold for pain | High | 9 | |
| 3382899543 | As people age, the systolic B/P has a tendency to _______ | Increase | 10 | |
| 3382899544 | NSAIDS such as ibuprofen and naproxen relieve pain, but also irritate the ____ ______ and can cause internal bleeding | GI Tract | 11 | |
| 3382899545 | ______-______ interactions can occur because of the older patient's inability to clear medications from the body as quickly as before | Drug-patient | 12 | |
| 3382899546 | ______-______ interactions are very common in this age group, especially as the number of meds goes up | Drug-Drug | 13 | |
| 3382899547 | _______ ______ _______ is the chief complaint in the elderly experiencing an MI | Shortness of Breath | 14 | |
| 3382899548 | _________ is when the intestine provides a sac where food can lodge and cause inflammation and infection | Diverticulitis | 15 | |
| 3382899549 | ________ is the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles | Varicella | 16 | |
| 3382899550 | ________ medications have significant side effects, including weakness and dizziness | Hypertension (Diastolic above 90 mmHg) | 17 | |
| 3382899551 | A complaint of ______ ______ should be taken seriously as it is a sign of a AAA | Abdominal pain | 18 | |
| 3382899552 | The "silent treatment" is considered ________ abuse | Psychological Abuse | 19 | |
| 3382899553 | Elderly _____ are most successful at committing suicide | Males | 20 |
