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| Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) |
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| A condition in which the walls of the aorta in the abdomen weaken and the blood leaks into the layers of the vessel, causing t to bulge |
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Written documentation that specifies medical treatement fora competent patient should the patient become unable to make a decision
lso called living wills |
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| An enlargement of a part of an artery, resulting from weakening of the arterial wall |
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| Clouding of the lens of the eye or is surrounding transparent membranes |
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Also known as bedsores
Caused by the pressure of the skin against a surface for long periods
Can range from pink discoloration to a depp wound that invades bone and organs |
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| The formation of a blood clot within the larger veins of an extremity, typically following a period of prolonged immobilzation |
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| A more or less sudden change in mental status marked by the inability to focus, think logically, and maintain attention |
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| The slow onset of progressive disorientation, shortened attention span, and loss of cognitive function |
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| Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing |
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Any action on the part of an older person's famil member, caregiver, or other associated person that takes advantage of the older person's person, property, or emotional state
Also called granny beating and parent battering |
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| The assessment and treatment of disease in people 65 years or older |
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| A visual bulging of the jugular veins in the neck that can be caused by fluid verload, pressure in the chest, cardiac tamponade, or tension pneumothorax |
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| A forward curling of the back caused by an abnormal increase in the curvature of the spine |
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| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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A bacterium that causes infection in different parts of the body and is often resistant to commonly used antibiotics
Can be found on the skin, in surgical wounds, in the bloodstream, lungs, and urinary tract |
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| A group of conditions in which the nerves leaving the spinal cord are damaged, resulting in distortion of signals to or from the brain |
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| A generalized bone disease commonly associated with postmenopausal women, in which there is a reduction in the amount of bone mass leding to fractures after minimal trauma in either sex |
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| An abrasion of the stomach or small intestine |
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| An inflammation/ infection of the lung from a bacterial, viral, or fungal cause |
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| The use of multiple medications by a patient as typically seen in elderly people |
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| An age-related condition of the ear that produces progressive bilateral hearing loss that is most noted at higher frequencies |
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| A condition that causes a sudden blockage of the pulmanry artery by a venous clot |
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| Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
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| A highly contagious virus that causes an infection of the upper and lower respiratory system |
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| A fainting spell or transient loss of consciousness, often caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain |
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Pedal Edema is a swelling of the foot and ankle caused by fluid overload
Unilateral would present in only one extremity |
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| A bacterial infection that affects the urinary tract |
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| Signs of Heart Attack in Geriatric Patients |
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Dyspnea
Weak Feeling
Syncope
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