NUR 220 Test 2
- Arteriosclerosis
Answer Arteriosclerosis is a type of vascular disease where the blood vessels carrying oxygen away from the heart (arteries) become damaged from factors such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and certain genetic influences.
- Artherosclerosis
Answer Atherosclerosis is the buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls.
- DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
Answer Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a medical condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein.
- Symptoms of DVT
Answer prolonged bed rest, heart failure and prolonged immobilization
- If salvation decreases-
Answer it cause dry mouth and decreased sense of taste
- If aging person is fed in supine position-
Answer it increases risk for aspiration
- Gastric acid secretion-
Answer 1 / 2
it decreases with aging. it can also cause pernicious anemia.
- chronic constipation
Answer more frequently in aging people.
- causes of constipation
Answer decreased physical activity, inadequate intake of water, low fiber diet, side effect of medications, irritatable bowel syndrome.
- celiac disease
Answer Celiac disease, sometimes called celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. If you have celiac disease, eating gluten triggers an immune response in your small intestine.
11. BMD
Answer bone mineral density
- Osteoporosis
Answer it is the disease involving the loss of the mineralized bone mass and leading to porous bone and thus risk of fractures.
Aging women face this more as compared to men.
- Kyphosis
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Answer forward rounding of the upper back