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| According to 2011 data from the CDC what was the leading cause of death in people 65 and older? |
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| According to 2011 data from the CDC what was the 2nd leading cause of death in people 65 and older? |
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| What "normal" changes are observed as you get older? |
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-Decline in total body water (dehydration) and muscle mass
-Increased lipids and adipose tissue
-Decline in lung, heart, liver, kidney, GI, immune and endocrine functions |
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| As Renal Function Decreases, what happens to the risk of toxicity? |
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| As Renal Function is reduced by half with patients who are 65 or older, what happens to GFR, CrCl, drug clearance? |
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| Decrease; risk of toxicity |
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| What parts of the Lipids are increased with patients who are 65 or older? |
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| As Cholesterol & Tg increase in patients who are 65 years or older, what does this raise the risk of? |
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| What Liver Function parts decrease as you become older? |
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| As Renal Function is reduced by half with patients who are 65 or older, what happens to Plasma BUN, Cr and uric acid? |
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| With Liver Function what is the result of Drug detoxification as you get older? |
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| Drugs/alcohol become more toxic |
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| With Liver Function, what happens to AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, LD as you get older? |
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| As you get older what happens to pO2? |
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| As you get older what happens to pCO2? |
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| As pCO2 increases as you get older you become more susceptible to what? |
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True or False:
Both Hyper- and hypothyroidism are common for patients who are 65 or older |
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What happens to the following Endocrine Function as you get older:
Testosterone |
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What happens to the following Endocrine Function as you get older:
Estrogen |
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What happens to the following Endocrine Function as you get older:
GH |
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What happens to the following Endocrine Function as you get older:
Hypothalamus |
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| Shrinks, causing dehydration among other things |
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| For patients who are 65 and older, what does a decrease in Estrogen increase the risk of? |
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| What happens to your Glucose Tolerance as you get older? |
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| What happens to the Prevalance of Type 2 Diabetes as you get older? |
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| When combined with high lipids, as you age, the risk of _____ increases x 20 |
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True or False:
Of the 28 conditions that the Arkansas newborn screening tests none can be cured |
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True or False:
Of the 28 conditions that the Arkansas newborn screening tests none can be cured, but many can be controlled |
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Match the following information to the disease:
Decreased T4 & Increased TSH
Cretinism |
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| Congenital Hypothyroidism |
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Match the following information to the disease:
Children 3 & under get a clinitest |
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Match the following information to the disease:
Phenylalanine Defect
Guthrie Bacterial Inhibition |
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Match the following information to the disease:
Elevated levels of immunoreactive trypsinogen |
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| What is immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT)? |
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| Enzyme secreted by the pancreas |
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| If the IRT is Positive, you should follow up with what? |
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| Genetic testing and sweat chloride |
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| What do Birth trauma and RDS lead to? |
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| respiratory acidosis and tissue hypoxia |
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| As Lactate Increases what happens to pCO2? |
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| As Lactate Increases what happens to pO2? |
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| What is the leading cause of death in preemies? |
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| What is used as a predictor for pre-term delivery? |
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| What is used to assess the source of jaundice in neonatal/pediatric patients? |
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| Physiologic jaundice of the newborn - bilirubin levels should fall to adult levels by ____ ____ |
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| What is the Rx for Physiologic jaundice of the newborn? |
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| HDN (pathologic jaundice) is caused by what? |
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| Overproduction of bilirubin from excess RBC lysis |
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| HDN is Mostly what kind of bilirubin |
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| With HDN, there is a risk of what after birth? |
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| What type of charts or tests would you perform to determine bilirubin levels in neonatal patients? |
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| With Gestational Diabetes, what is there a risk of? |
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| Insulin shock, RDS and macrosomia |
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True or False:
Glucose levels in the newborn should be similar to adult levels |
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| What is the most prevalent type of diabetes in the pediatric population? |
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| What is the most prevalent type of diabetes in the geriatric population? |
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| Infantile diarrhea interferes with what elements absorption? |
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| Infantile diarrhea interfering with Calcium absorption is consistent with what condition? |
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| What element is always measured in cases of seizure of unknown origin? |
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| What are the 2 Preanalytical concerns with pediatric patients? |
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Instruments may not accept pediatric collection tubes
Evaporation |
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Neonatal/Pediatric:
Ammonia is tied to what condition? |
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Neonatal/Pediatric:
Ammonia can lead to what? |
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| Liver disease and encephalopathy |
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Neonatal/Pediatric- Ammonia is tied to which of the following:
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic alkalosis
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis |
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| With the neonatal/pediatric population is Ammonia levels are not diagnosed in a timely manner than what can occur? |
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