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Gerontology

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By: Kathleen Palmer
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Decks in this class (12)

Module 3
How many of those diagnosed with ...,
Majority of those with heart fail...,
What is currently the highest cos...
169  cards
Module 1
Define gerontology,
Define elderly,
Define geriatrics
58  cards
Module 2
What is cellular aging,
Aging is a biological process tha...,
How do you determine chronologica...
76  cards
Module 4
Rehab measures are directed towards,
The who defines health as,
Those who rate there health as po...
94  cards
Module 5
__ of community dwellers ages 57 ...,
Older adults in the us take ___ o...,
Nursing home residents use more t...
82  cards
Moduke 6
How do you calculate cardiac out out,
Oxygen consumption is directly lr...,
Ionotropic
42  cards
Module 7
Rate of falls increases with age ...,
Falls are ___ an inevitable conse...,
___ of those 65 and older experie...
202  cards
Module 11
What are the predisposing factors...,
Ulceration occurs when venous hyp...,
What are the reasons tissues beco...
100  cards
Module 8
The anterior and posterior semi c...,
The horizontal semi circular cana...,
The macula of the utricle lies
161  cards
Module 9
The primary factor in women devel...,
Estrogen effects on osteoclasts a...,
Primary osteoporosis is associate...
132  cards
Module 10
Resting tremor occurs in the,
Bradykinesia presents as,
_ of those with neurological cond...
76  cards
Module 12
Most frequent reasons for read mi...,
Most falls occur on,
_ of falls occur on stairs from a...
26  cards

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