Geriatrics Quiz

Geriatrics Quiz 1 2008 - ANS 12.6% over 65 2030(projected) - ANS 19.3% over 65 (70 million) When's the most rapid increase - ANS Definition of geriatrics - ANS Over 65, medical intervention with elderly Definition of gerontology - ANS Study of the aged including aging process Why the increase in aging trend - ANS Baby boomers, healthier lifestyle, and medical advancement What happens to ur brain - ANS Decrease in gray matter but white matter stays the same Types of elder abuse - ANS Psychological, physical, financial/material, and negelct Physiological abuse - ANS Mental Physical - ANS Force Financial/material - ANS Steal Neglect - ANS Willful or unwillful failure to fulfill elders needs PO - ANS By mouth IM - ANS Intramuscular IV - ANS Intravenous Sub Q - ANS Subcutaneous PR - ANS Rectally SL - ANS under the tongue (sublingual) Q Day - ANS Once daily BID - ANS Twice daily TID - ANS three times a day QID - ANS four times a day HS - ANS Bed time PRN - ANS as needed AC - ANS Before meals PC - ANS After meals Genetic Theories - ANS Programmed aging Non generic theory - ANS Aging due to choices Social theories - ANS Disengagement, activity, continuity Disengagement - ANS Withdrawal from social roles and activities Activity - ANS Assumes elders need and want higher levels of social activity Continuity - ANS Elders adapt to changes by maintaining continuity in their lifes Eriksons Theory of Human Development - ANS Ego integrity vs. despair Ego integrity- I've done the best I can do Despair- rejection of self accomplishments Elderly care facilities - ANS Home, private residence, assisted living, nursing and rehab facilities, boarding and group homes Criteria for Medicare - ANS 65 plus, or permantly disabled, must have paid into the system What is the primary cause of falls - ANS Enviorment Total hip precautions (THP) - ANS 6-12 weeks, check with physician, no hip flex ion past 90, avoid full hip addiction/abduction (don't bring leg past the midline of the body), avoid full internal/external rotation (don't cross legs, ankles, and feet) TDWB - ANS Touch down weight bearing (10%) TTWB - ANS toe-touch weight bearing PWB - ANS Partial weight bearing 50% WBAT - ANS weight bearing as tolerated FWB - ANS full weight bearing T.H.R - ANS total hip replacement T.H.A - ANS total hip arthroplasty T.H.R - ANS T.H.A T.K.R - ANS total knee replacement T.K.A - ANS total knee arthroplasty T.K.R - ANS T.K.A What is rheumatoid arthritis - ANS Systemic inflammation with periods of exacerbation and remission Swan neck deformity - ANS 2 joint down, 1 joint up Boutinniere deformity - ANS 2 joint up, 1 joint down