NU 665 Final exam with precise detailed answers.

NU 665 Final exam with precise detailed
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answers
presbycusis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a |gradual |loss |of |sensorineural |hearing |that |occurs |as |the |body |
ages

presbyopia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-impaired |vision |as |a |result |of |aging

Catarcts |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-clouding |of |the |lens

Glaucoma |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-increased |intraocular |pressure |results |in |damage |to |the |retina |and |
optic |nerve |with |loss |of |vision

macular |degeneration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-progressive |damage |to |the |macula |of |the |retina

recommended |vaccines |for |older |adults |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-.pneumococcal
influenza
zoster
tetanus
Hepatitis

cachexia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a |condition |of |physical |wasting |away |due |to |the |loss |of |weight |and |
muscle |mass |that |occurs |in |patients |with |diseases |such |as |advanced |cancer |or |AIDS

seborrheic |keratosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a |benign |skin |growth |that |has |a |waxy |or |"pasted |on" |look

psoriasis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-chronic |skin |condition |producing |red |lesions |covered |with |silvery |
scales.

cause- |rapid |mitotic |division |of |epithelial |cells.

-maybe |exacerbated |by |stress |or |infections

Rosacea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Chronic |skin |disorder |of |the |face |with |red |inflamed |areas |appearing |
mostly |on |the |nose |and |cheeks.

plan- |symptom |control |and |avoidance |of |triggers

Atopic |Dermatitis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-noninfectious, |inflammatory |skin |disease |characterized |by |
redness, |blisters, |scabs, |and |itching
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, acne |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-inflammatory |disease |of |the |skin |involving |the |sebaceous |glands |and |
hair |follicles

Cellulitis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Infection |of |skin |cells

Reticular |skin |lesion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-

Macule |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-flat |skin |lesion |with |only |a |color |change

papule |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-small, |solid |skin |elevation. |e.g |pimple

Vesicle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Elevated |superficial |skin |lesion |< |1cm |in |diameter, |filled |with |serous |
fluid

Example: |herpetic |lesions

pustule |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Elevated |superficial |skin |lesion |<1cm |in |diameter, |filled |with |serous |
fluid

patch |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-If |a |macule |(skin |color |change |without |elevation, |i.e |freckle) |is |greater |
than |1cm, |it |is |consider |a |"patch"

plaque |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Flattened, |elevated |lesion |with |variable |shape |> |1cm |in |diameter.

Examples: |psoriasis |lesions

purpura |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Bleeding |into |the |skin, |small |bleeds |are |petechial, |larger |areas |of |
bleeding |ore |ecchymoses |or |purpura

wheal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-raised |red |skin |lesion |due |to |interstitial |fluid.

hive, |fleeting |skin |elevation |that |is |irregularly |shaped |due |to |edema

fissure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-an |opening; |a |groove; |a |split

confluence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-skin |lesions |that |run |or |grow |together |and |are |no |longer |defined

Macule |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-flat, |colored |spot |on |the |skin |e.g |freckle

Mini-Mental |State |Examination |(MMSE) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-A |test |that |is |used |to |measure |
cognitive |ability, |especially |in |late |adulthood.

MMSE |test |for |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-o |Orientation |to |time |(5 |pts)
o |Orientation |to |place |(5 |pts)
o |Registration |of |3 |words |(3 |pts)
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