NR 601 Week 1 Ham's Primary
Care Geriatric with correct
questions and answers
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[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
, 1. Disease-related disability :Answer Definition, Example,
Treatment :Answer Having a disability due to having a disease process.
Decreased exercise due to having COPD.
Medical treatment is needed.
2. Disuse-related disability :Answer Definition, Example, Treatment :Answer
Having a disability due to not
using a body function like you used to.
Having SOB on minimal exertion due to
sedentary. Treatment is an activity regimen.
3. Misuse-related disability :Answer Definition, Example, Treatment :Answer
Having a disability due to
misusing a body part.
Having knee arthritis in a former football player.
Prior damage can't be reversed, but you can prevent detection and preserve further function.
4. Disability-related to psychological aging :Answer Definition, Example,
Treatment :Answer Hav- ing a disability due to getting older.
Trouble reading the fine print in a 50-year-old patient.
Adapt and compensate for the disability.
5. The rule of the fourths :Answer This rule clarifies that changes are often attributed to normal
aging by the general
public. Of the "decline in normal function" seen as people age, 1/4 is due to disease, disuse, misuse, and
physiological aging.
6. A notable change with aging regarding reading and vision. :Answer The
need for reading
glasses due to reduced lens elasticity between ages 42-50.
7. A notable change in aging regarding dizziness. :Answer Patients have
an increase in vestibular sensitivity in the age of 60, causing trouble in a patients with
equilibrium.
8. A notable change in aging in women regarding menopause. :Answer
Fertility in women peaks between 15 and 25 years and declines thereafter, with menopause
typically occurring about age 50 years.
9. A notable change regarding reaction times in older adults. :Answer
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Care Geriatric with correct
questions and answers
usr
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
, 1. Disease-related disability :Answer Definition, Example,
Treatment :Answer Having a disability due to having a disease process.
Decreased exercise due to having COPD.
Medical treatment is needed.
2. Disuse-related disability :Answer Definition, Example, Treatment :Answer
Having a disability due to not
using a body function like you used to.
Having SOB on minimal exertion due to
sedentary. Treatment is an activity regimen.
3. Misuse-related disability :Answer Definition, Example, Treatment :Answer
Having a disability due to
misusing a body part.
Having knee arthritis in a former football player.
Prior damage can't be reversed, but you can prevent detection and preserve further function.
4. Disability-related to psychological aging :Answer Definition, Example,
Treatment :Answer Hav- ing a disability due to getting older.
Trouble reading the fine print in a 50-year-old patient.
Adapt and compensate for the disability.
5. The rule of the fourths :Answer This rule clarifies that changes are often attributed to normal
aging by the general
public. Of the "decline in normal function" seen as people age, 1/4 is due to disease, disuse, misuse, and
physiological aging.
6. A notable change with aging regarding reading and vision. :Answer The
need for reading
glasses due to reduced lens elasticity between ages 42-50.
7. A notable change in aging regarding dizziness. :Answer Patients have
an increase in vestibular sensitivity in the age of 60, causing trouble in a patients with
equilibrium.
8. A notable change in aging in women regarding menopause. :Answer
Fertility in women peaks between 15 and 25 years and declines thereafter, with menopause
typically occurring about age 50 years.
9. A notable change regarding reaction times in older adults. :Answer
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