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| organic mental syndrom characterized by general loss of intellectual abilities involving impairment of memory, judgment, and abstract thinking |
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| an abnormal condition of the vertebral column in which there is increased convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine |
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| the elderly experience illnesses that are more _________ than acute |
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| about 80% of deaths in persons over 65 are caused by |
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| heart disease, cancer, and stroke |
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| what are the common illnesses/conditions of the elderly |
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| hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, pulmonary disease, visual/hearing impairments |
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| what are the symptoms of dementia |
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| disorientation, confusion, gross memory deficits, paranoid ideation, halucinations, and depression |
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| an elderly person should not be left alone in a room because |
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| they are in danger of becoming confused and/or falling |
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| what happens to old people skin |
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| back of hands and back become fragile |
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| what happens to old people spine |
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| upper thoracic curve which may result in kyphosis |
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| what is a result of decreased circulation in the elderly |
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| hypothermia and complains of feeling cold |
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| difficulty retaining due to lack of sphincter control |
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| what is the common surgery for the elderly |
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| total joint replacement (arthroplasty), knee and hip are the most common |
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| what is the most common complication after hip replacement |
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| dislocation (no adducting!) |
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| how many seniors experience elderly abuse |
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| what is considered elderly abuse |
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| physical abuse or violence, sexual abuse, emotional or physchological abuse, isolation or neglect, financial abuse |
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| why do the elderly not always report abuse |
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| they fear retaliation or want to spare a family member from legal consequences |
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| an instrument used for examining the urinary bladder and ereters that is equipped with a light, a viewing abturator, and a lumen for passing catheters |
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| a posture in which knees are flexed and thighs abducted and rotated externally |
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| moving in the direction that is the opposite of what is normal |
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| how many seniors experience elderly abuse |
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| what is considered elderly abuse |
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| physical abuse or violence, sexual abuse, emotional or physchological abuse, isolation or neglect, financial abuse |
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| why do the elderly not always report abuse |
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| they fear retaliation or want to spare a family member from legal consequences |
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| an instrument used for examining the urinary bladder and ereters that is equipped with a light, a viewing abturator, and a lumen for passing catheters |
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| a posture in which knees are flexed and thighs abducted and rotated externally |
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| moving in the direction that is the opposite of what is normal |
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| what are the most common nosocomial infections? |
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| infections of the urinary tract |
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| why are catheters inserted into th bladder |
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| keep the bladder empty while tissues heal after surgery, drain, irrigate, or instill meds into the bladder, to assist the incontinent patient to control urinary flow, bladder retraining, diagnosis of disease, malfornation, or injury |
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| catheterization of the bladder requires: |
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| used to obtain a specimen or to empty the bladder (single lumen tube) |
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| left in place to allow for continuous drainage (double lumen with inflatable balloon) |
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| cleansing antiseptic solution for swimsuit area |
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| vary according to lumen size, use french scale |
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| 3 steps for removing a catheter |
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| 1. remove tape, put on gloves 2. remove sterile water from balloon 3. withdraw catheter |
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| catheter size for children and infants |
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| 5F-8F and 5F feeding tube |
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| placed directly into the bladder (used after surgical procedures |
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| soft rubber sheathe that covers the swimsuit area (changed every 24-48 hours) |
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| why are cystographies done |
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| diagnose pathological changes in the function of the bladder (tumors, trauma, or reflux) |
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| 3 cystographic procedures |
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| cystourethrography, voiding cystography, voiding cystourethrography |
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| how much do you fill the bladder for a cystography |
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| 200-300ml for adult, 50-100ml for child |
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| visualizes proximal ureters and kidneys |
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| why perform a retrograde pyelography |
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| assess ureter for obstruction from strictures, tumors, stones, scarring |
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| relieves an obstruction (made of silicone) |
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