Exam 41: Assisting in Geriatrics

Aging individuals typically sleep better than their younger counterparts.

Aging patients with hearing loss tend to also have problems with depression.

How can the medical assistant assess the patient's nutritional status during the patient interview?

What is one of the most common complaints related to skin among older people?

Mini mental state examination assesses the patient's ability to

Synthesis of vitamin D is not affected by aging changes in the integumentary system.

A medication that can be prescribed to treat osteoporosis is __________.

The prevention and treatment of osteoporosis include

Skin wrinkles are caused by a lack of the collagen cells that form the supportive structures of the dermis.

A decrease in cardiac output associated with aging may result in an increased incidence of CHF.

Memantine (Namenda) is frequently used to treat __________.

Wound healing may be a problem for an older patient because of decreased blood flood to dermal tissues.

Orthostatic hypotension may be caused by the heart's inability to adapt to an increased workload.

Which of the following is caused by increasing pressure inside the eye?

List four risk factors that contribute to the development of osteoporosis.

Aging causes an increase in the production of insulin by the beta cells of the pancreas.

As a medical assistant working in a primary care practice, you should be aware of the possible signs of elder abuse. Summarize four of them.

Which of the following disorders involves the loss of bone density?

The skin of older patients appears thinner and tears easily because of changes in the dermal layer.

Disease is a normal and unavoidable part of the aging process.