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| What is the main goal of geriatric care? |
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| successful aging! prevent/reduce disability, anticipate and prevent problems, manage patient complexity, provide palliative care, and maximize physical and cognitive function |
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| in order to preserve/restore physical and cognitive function, one must be able to _____ both physical and cognitive function in patients. |
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| A geriatrician must be able to differentiate between disease processes and _______. |
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| geriatricians are generally very _______ (satisfied/dissatisfied) with their work. |
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| are death certificates reliable? |
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| Prostate changes due to aging. |
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| lungs (and all collagen) _____ with aging. |
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| The left ventricle _____ with age |
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| brain weight/mass _____ with age, resulting in changes in function |
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| are elderly patients able to detoxify blood as effectively as young patients? |
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| no. this includes medication metabolism and clearance |
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| #1 killer in the United States |
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| Demetia/Alzheimer's is an epidemic due to either: increase in prevelance of disease or recent discovery of pathology |
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| recent discovery of pathology |
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| typical of people caring for individuals with Demetia/Alzheimer's. Reduces expected age and health of individual. |
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| What does the term 'old man's friend' refer to? |
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| Is Dr. Richard Besdine, MD a baller? |
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