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Final Exam: NU606/ NU 606 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Advanced Pathophysiology Guide| Qs & As| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers) – Regis

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Final Exam: NU606/ NU 606 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Advanced Pathophysiology Guide| Qs & As| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers) – Regis Q: what interferes with cardiac muscle conduction and contraction Answer: fatty tissue and collagen fibers accumulate in the heart with aging Q: what can result in thickening of the arterial walls in aging Answer: loss of elasticity and accumulation of collagen which limits expansion of the large arteries and arteriosclerosis Q: what do degenerative changes in the vessels promote Answer: accumulation of cholesterol and lipids in vessel walls Q: what results in decreased bone bass and density Answer: decreased deposition of new bone, decreased estrogen, decreased weight bearing activity, decreased intake of calcium, via. c and d at all ages, decreased intestinal absoprtion of calcium, decreased osteoblastic activity (especially if cortisol use) Q: what dose of calcium and vit. d is encouraged in those older than fifty Answer: 1500mg. calcium, 800mg vit. D Q: hormonal therapy for osteoperosis Answer: selective estrogen receptor modulates, estrogen/progestin replacement therapy, synthetic calcitonin or parathyroid hormone Q: what results in decreased height and kyphosis Answer: spontaneous vertebral fractures Q: What is Dowager's hump? Answer: Advanced osteoporosis of the spine, increased kyphosis, can develop vertebral fractures and spinal hump. Q: what happens to fibrocartilage in the intervertebral discs with age

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