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| 9381751034 | Starting at about age ___, our organ systems lose about 1 percent of their function each year | 30 | 0 | |
| 9381751035 | The maximum H/R ______ with age, and the physiological mechanisms that cause increases in the H/R are not as sensitive | Declines | 1 | |
| 9381751036 | A geriatric patient with internal bleeding may not exhibit the increase in ____ that we would expect to accompany significant blood loss | H/R | 2 | |
| 9381751037 | ________ is a loss of brain function | Dementia | 3 | |
| 9381751038 | The most common cause of dementia in the elderly is ________ disease, a chronic organic disorder | Alzheimer's | 4 | |
| 9381751039 | Older patients are at increased risk for ________ due to a diminished gag reflex | Aspiration | 5 | |
| 9381751040 | An older person is likely to complain of _______ rather than pain when having a heart attack | Weakness | 6 | |
| 9381751041 | Consider an elderly patient oriented to time if they can tell you what _____ it is | Year | 7 | |
| 9381751042 | __________ is replacing lost circumstances with imaginary ones | Confabulation | 8 | |
| 9381751043 | Many older people have a ______ threshold for pain | High | 9 | |
| 9381751044 | As people age, the systolic B/P has a tendency to _______ | Increase | 10 | |
| 9381751045 | NSAIDS such as ibuprofen and naproxen relieve pain, but also irritate the ____ ______ and can cause internal bleeding | GI Tract | 11 | |
| 9381751046 | ______-______ interactions can occur because of the older patient's inability to clear medications from the body as quickly as before | Drug-patient | 12 | |
| 9381751047 | ______-______ interactions are very common in this age group, especially as the number of meds goes up | Drug-Drug | 13 | |
| 9381751048 | _______ ______ _______ is the chief complaint in the elderly experiencing an MI | Shortness of Breath | 14 | |
| 9381751049 | _________ is when the intestine provides a sac where food can lodge and cause inflammation and infection | Diverticulitis | 15 | |
| 9381751050 | ________ is the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles | Varicella | 16 | |
| 9381751051 | ________ medications have significant side effects, including weakness and dizziness | Hypertension (Diastolic above 90 mmHg) | 17 | |
| 9381751052 | A complaint of ______ ______ should be taken seriously as it is a sign of a AAA | Abdominal pain | 18 | |
| 9381751053 | The "silent treatment" is considered ________ abuse | Psychological Abuse | 19 | |
| 9381751054 | Elderly _____ are most successful at committing suicide | Males | 20 | |
| 9381756184 | What is the 1 percent rule | At age 30 our organs systems lose about 1 percent of their function. | 21 | |
| 9381771720 | Cardiovascular system changes of geriatric patients | degeneration of the valves and muscle degeneration of conduction system thickening and narrowing of coronary and systemic arteries | 22 | |
| 9381780131 | respiratory system changes | decreased elasticity of lungs, decreased lung volume, diminished cough and gag reflex | 23 | |
| 9381789772 | Digestive system changes | Decreased movement of intestinal tract, decreased secretion of stomach acids, changes in GI lining, increased risk of cancers, relaxation of sphincter. | 24 | |
| 9381815017 | Reasons for difficulties in communicating with older patients | Changes in hearing, vision, working memory, and dentition, residual effects of stroke, dementia. | 25 | |
| 9381833007 | Should you assume geriatrics have chronic conditions when presenting altered mental status? | NO, suspect that an altered mental status may be the result of the present illness or injury. | 26 | |
| 9381844594 | HOW to communicate with elderly patients | communicate directly with the older patient rather than asking others about them. Don't use disrespectful terms. speak to the patient at eye level. | 27 | |
| 9381857068 | Temperature regulation of geriatrics | older patients lose body heat quickly. | 28 | |
| 9381865714 | Identifying priority patients | suspect serious conditions exist in elderly patients, even if symptoms are seemingly mild or vague. | 29 | |
| 9381872382 | Medication considerations | Older patients take multiple medications | 30 | |
| 9381882174 | what causes the majority of injuries in the neck and head to patients over 65? | Falls and motor-vehicle accidents | 31 | |
| 9381892209 | common Pelvis and Extremities injuries in geriatrics | hip or proximal femur is commonly fractured in a fall, especially in women. | 32 | |
| 9381902522 | spine immobilization difficulties in geriatrics | abnormal curvature that accompanies ageing | 33 | |
| 9381913962 | Drug-patient interactions | older patients inability to clear medications from the body as quickly as before | 34 | |
| 9381920340 | drug-drug interactions | when two drugs interact. one may block or reduce the effect of the other, or one may increase the effects of the other. outcome can be life threatening. | 35 | |
| 9381929650 | likely conditions that cause shortness of breath | emphysema, pulmonary edema, myocardial infarction | 36 | |
| 9381935861 | likely conditions that cause chest pain | angina, myocardial infarction, pneumonia, and aortic aneurysm. | 37 | |
| 9381942290 | common causes of altered mental status | medications, stroke, hypoglycemia, sepsis, hypothermia | 38 | |
| 9381952597 | shingles | herpes zoster, patient experiences pain. includes a small rash with blisters over red skin appears in that area. | 39 | |
| 9381964504 | concerns with falls | death may not be direct result of falls, but complications from the fall. | 40 | |
| 9381969409 | Financial abuse | exploitation and misuse of an older patients belongings or money | 41 | |
| 9381977028 | why do you establish a rapport with elderly patients | talking with the patient during transport can be therapeutic for the patient and enlightening for the EMT. | 42 |
