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transitional care model - correct answer✔✔in hospital plan and home f/u for chronically ill |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




high risk old ppl |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




rn led, multi-discipline
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coordination and continuity |||\\\ |||\\\




patients home= primary setting |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




goal- long term positive outcomes |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




young old - correct answer✔✔65-74 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




old old - correct answer✔✔85+ years
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old ppl in healthcare - correct answer✔✔account for large percent of population
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1/2 of office visits |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




2/3 healthcare money, more females |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




old age myths - correct answer✔✔most live in nh
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it begins at age 65
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changes assoc w aging - correct answer✔✔gradual, vary among individuals |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




inc risk- medication misuse, hospitalization, falls, delirium, disability, immobility
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dx/interventional procedures |||\\\




heterogeneity- become different physiologically as age- need to know normal to recognize |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




disease



skin changes w age - correct answer✔✔Loss of subcutaneous fat vulnerability to pressure
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sores |||\\\




Atrophic changes in sweat glands |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Thickened fingernails & toenails |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Generalized loss of body hair and head hair |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Decrease in # of functioning pigment-producing cells-->graying |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Some remaining pigment cells enlarge--> "age spots"
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Skin changes increase vulnerability to infections/disorders
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gi changes w age - correct answer✔✔Atrophy of secretion mechanisms
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Decreasing motility of the gut |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Loss of strength/tone of muscular tissue & supporting structures
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Changes in neurosensory feedback |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Enzyme & hormone release |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Innervation of the tract |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Diminished response to pain & internal sensations |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




nervous system changes - correct answer✔✔Increased motor response time
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Slower psychomotor performance |||\\\ |||\\\




Slowing intellectual performance |||\\\ |||\\\




Decreased complex learning |||\\\ |||\\\




Decreased hours of sleep |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

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respiratory changes w age - correct answer✔✔Airways & tissues become less elastic & more |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




rigid with age |||\\\ |||\\\




Power of respiratory & abdominal muscles becomes reduced--hinders diaphragmatic
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movement



skeleton changes w age - correct answer✔✔Decreased height and weight (after age 80)
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Loss of bone substance (osteopenia)
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kidney changes w age - correct answer✔✔Decreased creatinine clearance, renal blood flow
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and concentration ability
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cardio changes w age - correct answer✔✔In the absence of disease, the heart tends to
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maintain its size |||\\\ |||\\\




Heart valves tend to increase in thickness with age
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BP tends to go up with age
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Systolic stabilizes at about age 75 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Diastolic stabilizes at about 65 then may gradually decline |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




changes in eye w age - correct answer✔✔Decreased acuity, accommodation, color sensitivity,
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depth perception |||\\\




Hyperopia (far-sightedness) |||\\\




presbyopia- hardening of lens, hard to see close up |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




hearing changes w age - correct answer✔✔Degenerative changes of ossicles
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Obstruction of eustachian tube |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Atrophy of cochlear hair cells |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




High frequency hearing loss and pitch discrimination
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talking about changes w patients - correct answer✔✔common doesnt mean normal. if they
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think normal wont talk about it
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set expectation
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geriatric d/o are normally disabilities not diseases |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




ADLs - correct answer✔✔Dressing
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Eating

Walking

Going to the bathroom |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Bathing

=severe functional disabilities and define dependency |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




IADL - correct answer✔✔Shopping
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Housekeeping

Accounting/bill paying |||\\\




Food/meal preparation |||\\\




Travel/driving



cause dysfunction, lead to dependency
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Weak link concept - correct answer✔✔many elderly have one system thats their weak link
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EX- cns- dementia, stroke
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neuromuscluar- neuropathy, oa, |||\\\ |||\\\




influences presentation of diseases |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

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