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| is the use of four or more medications by a patient, generally adults aged over 65 years possibly a multiple pharmacies |
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| On average, persons over 65 yr of age take __ to __ pills per day |
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| is the “time course of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs and their metabolites from the body” |
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Pharmacokinetics Age-related Changes:
-Alterations in the physiology of the ___ ___ which affect the absorption of drugs
-Alterations of body ___ and physiology coupled with a decline of ___ output which changes drug distribution
-Alterations in ___ blood flow and a ___ in liver mass which results in a decrease in liver drug metabolism
-Reduction in renal mass and the number and size of nephrons, which results in a decrease in ___ ___ and ___ of drugs and metabolites |
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| GI tract; composition; cardiac; liver; decrease; renal elimination; excretion |
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Cardiovascular disease:
-___ cause of death, globally
-___ blood flow to organs, including the cochlea
-____: is thickening or hardening of the arterial walls
-Hearing loss and CVD are ___
-People with CVD have a __% greater chance for hearing loss
-___ your patients with CVD |
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| Leading; Reduced; Atherosclerosis; correlated; 56; Monitor |
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Metabolic disease:
-Impaired ___ metabolism
-Kidney disorders that alter ___ and ___ metabolism
-____: is a form of dyslipidemia that is defined by abnormally lowered levels of any or all lipids and/or lipoproteins in the blood
-Selected ___ conditions |
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| glucose; fluid; electrolyte; Hypolipoproteinemia; thyroid |
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| is the earliest theory that stated that normal aging is an inevitable mutual withdrawal or disengagement by aging individuals and the society in which they belong |
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| came about as a response to the previous theory and stated that maintenance of one’s relationships and continued involvement was the key to successful aging |
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| is the bridge between the first two theories and stated that neither inactivity or activity dictate happiness and that a person tends to maintain stability in the areas established throughout life |
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| states that humans choose courses of action based on the anticipated outcomes available from an array of alternatives that move toward maintenance |
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| What are ways you can improve sensory memory? |
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| -Sensory: Ensure that new information is acquired; that the individual can hear, see, and or feel the input |
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Ways to improve short-term memory:
-Allow ___ ___ for storage of new information
-Provide opportunity for ___
-Have the person demonstrate his/her ___ of the instructions or new information
-Write down instructions or information in ___ font
-Provide ___ as a way of motivating the individual to store and later retrieve the new information
-Share ___ strategies to aid memory and remove distractions |
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| adequate time; practice; understanding; large; reinforcement; cognitive |
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Ways to improve long-term memory:
-Provide ___ to help the individual remember what she/he has learned and needs to remember
-Provide ___ (e.g., closed-set response format) rather than relying on recall (e.g., open-set response format)
-Provide ___ for storage of new information
-Make sure that activities are ___ and ___ so that the new information is integrated into the person’s knowledge base
-Remove ___ and present one new task at a time, as older person’s learn best when their attention is not divided
-___ ___ the information that the person with hearing loss must remember
-Have person with hearing loss ___ rehearse information
-___ new information, instructions, or strategies on several occasions
-Use ___ rate of speaking when presenting new information to facilitate memory |
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| cues; choices; suggestions; relevant; meaningful; distractions; Write down; verbally; Repeat; slow |
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