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The avg. age for life expectancy is greater in Blacks than Whites for men and women |
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False.
In general, whites live longer than blacks for both genders. |
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Per Gayle, what country has the highest life expectancy?
the lowest? |
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Definition
China (then other Asian countries like Japan)
Africa (poorer countries, AIDS) |
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| Some statistics about the elderly in the US: |
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Definition
*35 million >65 yo presently
*nearly 75 million >65yo projected within 50 years
*85 yo or older will increase to 18 million
*people >65 will make up 24% population and account for 50% of healthcare costs by 2040 |
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| T or F: initially, men account for more anesthetic use (surgeries) than women, then those numbers decline. |
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Definition
False.
From 35-44, men use less anesthetics (per 100 people) than women, and then...b/w 55 to 84 men start increasing in numbers of anesthetics used for surgeries. |
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| What are the three types of surgeries that increase risk in the elderly? |
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Definition
1. Thoracic
2. Intraperitoneal (esp. colon surgery)
3. major vascular surgery |
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| Why do we have to care about anesthetics w/ the elderly? |
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Definition
| Most anesthesia providers will become geriatric anesthesia providers! |
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| There are many comparisons of elderly to infant physiology however, older people show a wider range of variation. What is one of the biggest of these variations? |
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Definition
| Decreased ability to increase HR in response to hypovolemia, hypotension, and hypoxia. |
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| When do we reach maximal organ function? |
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Definition
in our late 20's / early 30's
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