Ch. 10 Geriatric Care

Loss of mental ability resulting in a decrease in intellectual ability, memory loss, impaired judgement, sudden mood swings:

• confusion

• dementia

• delirium

• gerontology

This is a "mini stroke"; a warning that a real stroke could happen in the near future:

• CVA (cerebrovascular accident)

• Arteriosclerosis

• Alzheimer's Disease

• TIA (transient ischemic attack)

Dark yellow or brown spots that develop on the skin as aging occurs:

• thrombus

• nocturia

• cataracts

• senile lentigines

The inability to control urination:

• nocturia

• polyuria

• anuria

• incontinence

Difficulty swallowing:

• dysphagia

• dysgeusia

• dysgonic

• dyscrasia

Lens of the eye becomes cloudy or opaque:

• glaucoma

• amblyopia

• hyperopia

• cataract

Confusion or disorientation that is temporary is referred to as:

• arteriosclerosis

• delirium

• dementia

• atherosclerosis

Accumulation of fats or minerals deposits on the inner walls of the arteries:

• Arteriosclerosis

• Thrombus

• Dementia

• Atherosclerosis

When calcium and minerals are lost from bones and they become brittle and more likely to break:

• arthritis

• osteoarthritis

• rheumatoid arthritis

• osteoporosis

Elderly individuals should be encouraged to exercise as much as their physical condition permits.

• True
• False