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Geriatrics

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Decks in this class (15)

Heart Failure Continuum of Care
Co morbidities with heart failure...,
Define heart failure 2,
Unusual causes of cardiomyopathy 3
100  cards
Physiology of Aging
Define aging 1,
Define homeostasis 2,
Common reduced homeostatic respon...
53  cards
Geriatric Assessment
Define geriatric assessment 1,
Goals of a geriatric assessment 2,
Items elderly patients present wi...
50  cards
Demogarphics
Top 8 causes of death in elderly ...,
Define maximal life span 2,
Define life expectancy 3
10  cards
Nursing Home Care
Purpose for a skilled nursing fac...,
Skilled nursing facilities 2,
Assisted living facilities 3
32  cards
Health Maintenance
Goals of health promotion prevent...,
Define aging 2,
Define promotion 3
37  cards
Elder Abuse
Define elder abuse 1,
Define elder or senior citizens 2,
Define vulnerable adult 3
50  cards
Potpourri
Define hypertension 1,
Define isolated systolic hyperten...,
Associated conditions with htn 3
164  cards
Failure to Thrive
Define frailty 1,
Characteristics of frailty 2,
Important questions for osteoporo...
34  cards
Bladder Issues
Define incontinence 1,
Clinical importance of incontinen...,
Screening question for incontinen...
35  cards
Cancer in the Elderly
What is the single biggest risk f...,
Cancer biology aging 2,
Cancers with an indolent course i...
34  cards
Polypharmacy
Define polypharmacy 1,
What increases the chance of havi...,
Adverse drug reaction events 3
31  cards
Advanced Directives
What is advance care planning 1,
Why do you need an advance direct...,
Define illness 3
16  cards
Dementia & Delirium
Clinical features of dementia 1,
Define aphasia 2,
Define apraxia 3
43  cards
Acute Abdomen
Challenge of diagnosis 1,
Biliary tract disease 2,
Diagnosis of biliary tract diseas...
18  cards

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