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These are all problems present in ___: - DNA damage - Decreased BMR - Decreased lung capacity - Decreased muscle strength - Decreased kidney function - Answer older adults BMR decreases ___% after age 70 which causes intolerance of cold, weight gain, decrease in the body's use of glucose - Answer 85 True or false: One disease usually covers another disease's symptoms in an older adult - Answer True ___ is used to identify the common atypical presentations of illness in older adults - Answer SPICES What does SPICES stand for? - Answer S: sleep disturbances P: poor nutrition I: incontinence C: cognitive impairment E: evidence of falls of functional decline S: skin impairment These are all indications of __: Poor wound healing Dental deterioration Bruising Poor appetite Fluid intake Weight loss - Answer poor nutrition As a nurse, you should be concerned if an older adult weighs less than ___% of ideal body weight or has more than ___% weight loss over 6 months - Answer 80;10

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N3370 Unit 4 Test Midterm Questions
And Actual Verified Answers.
These are all problems present in ___:

- DNA damage

- Decreased BMR

- Decreased lung capacity

- Decreased muscle strength

- Decreased kidney function - Answer older adults



BMR decreases ___% after age 70 which causes intolerance of cold, weight gain, decrease in the
body's use of glucose - Answer 85



True or false: One disease usually covers another disease's symptoms in an older adult - Answer
True



___ is used to identify the common atypical presentations of illness in older adults - Answer
SPICES



What does SPICES stand for? - Answer S: sleep disturbances

P: poor nutrition

I: incontinence

C: cognitive impairment

E: evidence of falls of functional decline

S: skin impairment



These are all indications of __:

Poor wound healing

Dental deterioration

Bruising

Poor appetite

Fluid intake

, These are all risk factors for ___:

- multiple pregnancies

- abdominal wall weakness

- obesity

- UTI

- stroke

- multiple sclerosis - Answer incontinence



___ is a tool used to assess functional status as a measurement of the client's ability to perform
activities of daily living independently. - Answer Katz Index of Independence in Activities of
Daily Living



___ include:

- Bathing

- Ambulationg

- Toileting

- Transferring

- Eating

- Dressing - Answer ADLs



___ include:

- Shopping

- Cooking/cleaning

- Using telephone and transportation

- Managing money - Answer IADLs



These are all symptoms of ___:

sudden weight loss, fever, dry warm skin, swollen and red tongue, decreased urinary output,
lethargy, weakness - Answer dehydration



What are 3 symptoms of severe dehydration that are often caused by diuretics, laxatives,

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