NR 601 Week 1 Ham's Primary Care Geriatric Exam with
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Disease-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Having a disability due to having a disease process.
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Decreased exercise due to having COPD. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Medical treatment is needed. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Disuse-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Having a disability due to not using a body function like you used to.
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Having SOB on minimal exertion due to sedentary.
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Treatment is an activity regimen. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Misuse-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Having a disability due to misusing a body part.
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Having knee arthritis in a former football player.
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Prior damage can't be reversed, but you can prevent detection and preserve further
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function.
, Disability-related to psychological aging: Definition, Example, Treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Having a disability due to getting older. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Trouble reading the fine print in a 50-year-old patient.||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Adapt and compensate for the disability.
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The rule of the fourths
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This rule clarifies that changes are often attributed to normal aging by the general public. Of
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the "decline in normal function" seen as people age, 1/4 is due to disease, disuse, misuse,
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and physiological aging.
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A notable change with aging regarding reading and vision.
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The need for reading glasses due to reduced lens elasticity between ages 42-50.
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A notable change in aging regarding dizziness.
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Patients have an increase in vestibular sensitivity in the age of 60, causing trouble in a
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patients with equilibrium. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A notable change in aging in women regarding menopause.
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Fertility in women peaks between 15 and 25 years and declines thereafter, with menopause
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typically occurring about age 50 years. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A notable change regarding reaction times in older adults.
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Terms in this set (50)
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Disease-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Having a disability due to having a disease process.
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Decreased exercise due to having COPD. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Medical treatment is needed. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Disuse-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Having a disability due to not using a body function like you used to.
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Having SOB on minimal exertion due to sedentary.
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Treatment is an activity regimen. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Misuse-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Having a disability due to misusing a body part.
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Having knee arthritis in a former football player.
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Prior damage can't be reversed, but you can prevent detection and preserve further
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function.
, Disability-related to psychological aging: Definition, Example, Treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Having a disability due to getting older. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Trouble reading the fine print in a 50-year-old patient.||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Adapt and compensate for the disability.
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The rule of the fourths
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This rule clarifies that changes are often attributed to normal aging by the general public. Of
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the "decline in normal function" seen as people age, 1/4 is due to disease, disuse, misuse,
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and physiological aging.
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A notable change with aging regarding reading and vision.
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The need for reading glasses due to reduced lens elasticity between ages 42-50.
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A notable change in aging regarding dizziness.
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Patients have an increase in vestibular sensitivity in the age of 60, causing trouble in a
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patients with equilibrium. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A notable change in aging in women regarding menopause.
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Fertility in women peaks between 15 and 25 years and declines thereafter, with menopause
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typically occurring about age 50 years. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A notable change regarding reaction times in older adults.
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