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What are the most prevalent chronic diseases in the geriatric population?
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40% of M and 50% of F have HTN or OP
20% have CAD or cancer 10% have DM 4% of people over age 65 and 20% of people over age 85 have Alzheimer's disease |
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What race has more chronic disease and is also the most likely to have functional decline?
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African American
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What is the primary Goal of geriatric care?
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Promote wellness and independence, maximizing function and not "curing"
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What are the four main aspects of geriatric care?
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Physical health
Mental health Functional status Social situation |
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What are four problems that the elderly have with medications which often times makes them appear to be "non compliant"?
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Polypharmacy
Multiple prescribers Child safety caps on pill bottles Insurance issues |
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This is defined as access to a nutrionally adequate, culturally compatible diet at all times that is not obtained through emergency food programs.
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Food security
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What two races are at incrased risk of food insecurity?
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African Americans
Hispanics |
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What is the appropriate screening question to ask a geriatric patient to see if they are receiving adequate nutrition?
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Have you lost more than 10lbs over the past 6 months without trying to do so?
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What is a good way to screen for malnutrition in the eldery?
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Visual inspection
Measure height, weight, BMI BMI = weight (kg) / height (m2) < 18.5 kg/ m2 = underweight |
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What can be expected with the vital signs in geriatric patients?
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Hypothermia is more common
Systolic HTN and widened pulse pressure 2/2 atherosclerosis Orthostatic Hypotension Unchanged resting HR, but limited max. HR (difficulty to respond to stress) Abnormal rhythms, may cause syncope |
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What are two things that should be especially noted on the skin exam in geriatric patients?
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Check for basal and squamous cell carcinoma and melanomas
Check for nonblanching redness (pressure sores) |
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Occurs in pts > age 50
Chronic, autoimmune, subepidermal, blistering skin disease that rarely involves mucous membranes Caused by IgG in the basement membrane Epi: aging immune system?, otherwise unknown Sx: itching and burning skin |
Bullous Pemphigoid
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How do you TX bullous pemphigoid?
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Tx: Steroids, TP better than PO; in severe cases immunosuppressants (azathioprine - Imuran)
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Most common types of noncancerous (benign) skin growths in older adults
Appears as a brown, black or pale growth on the face, chest, shoulders or back Appears ‘stuck on’, has warty or smooth surface |
Seborrheic Keratosis
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What is the TX for seborrheic keratosis?
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May be itchy and bleed when pt picks at lesion
Tx: No intervention Freeze off with liquid nitrogen Shave off Must be distinguished from skin cancers such as melanoma |
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This can be seen in the eye exam of the geriatric.
It results from cholesterol deposits in or hyalinosis of the corneal stroma and may be associated with ocular defects or with familial hyperlipidemia. It can be a sign of disturbance in lipid metabolism, an indicator of conditions such as hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemia or hyperlipidemia. |
Arcus Senilis (Cornealis)
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This, associated with the eye, was found predictive of mortality in 10 years for geriatric patients.
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Measured visual impairment
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What is done when examining the mouth of the geriatric patient?
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Inspect for denture sores, tooth and gum health
Oral cancer screen include inspection and palpation without dentures |
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This is red and painless
If persists > 2 weeks, Bx is mandatory Most common in older persons with long-standing alcohol or tobacco use or poor hygiene |
Early oral cancer lesion
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If you hear rales in a geriatric patient, and there isn't an underlying pathology, what does this most likely mean?
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Atelectasis
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This is a collapse of lung tissue affecting part or all of one lung. This condition prevents normal oxygen absoption to healthy tissues
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Atelectasis
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What are four details about the heart examination in the geriatric patient?
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1. Atrial and ventricular ectopy is common at baseline
2. S4 is common among older persons free of cardiac disease 3. S3 is associated w/ CHF 4. Systolic ejection murmur is less reliable as a sign of hemodynamically significant aortic stenosis |
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This problem, associated with the abdominal region of the geriatric patient, is common
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Fecal impaction
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What is the TX for fecal impaction?
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Tx: bowel regimen including fiber and scheduled toileting
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What is something associated with the abdominal/rectal exam in geriatrics that you should screen for?
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Screen for colon CA with fecal occult blood testing
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If ovaries or uterus palpable > 10 yr beyond menopause usually indicates?
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Pathology
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Any adnexal mass in a woman > 50 yr is considered?
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malignant until proven otherwise !
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This neurologic problem increases the risk of falls?
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Peripheral Neuropathy
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How do you assess for peripheral neuropathy?
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absent Achilles tendon reflex
reduced vibratory sense impaired position sense at the great toe inability to maintain unipedal stance for 10 sec in three attempts |
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In what ways could an infection present in the geriatric patient?
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Temp may be WNL or low
WBC may be WNL or low Sx could be lethargy, confusion, agitation or CHF |
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What is used to test a patient for dementia?
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Mini cognitive assessment:
3 item recall Clock-drawing test Draw a clock Put in all the numbers Set the handles to 3 o’clock Also the mini mental exam is widely used. |
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What are the primary risk factors for the older driver?
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Poor vision and contrast sensitivity
Dementia Impaired neck and trunk rotation Limitation of ROM in shoulders, hips & ankles Foot abnormality Poor coordination and ↓ speed of movement Alertness affected by meds or ETOH |
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When is a geriatric patient at increased risk of suffering abuse?
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when a care giver has problems, such as mental illness or substance abuse
when the recipient of the abuse is financially or otherwise dependent on the abuser when they live in socially isolated environment and in the presence of external stress |
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This is an interesting fact about Medicare part A?
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does not provide coverage for glasses, dentures, long term care
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This has strict income regulations and requires ‘spending down’ existing personal assets first
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Medicaid
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