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Hypothyroidism - CORRECT ANSWERS-A disorder caused by a thyroid gland that is slower and less productive than normal symptoms include cold intolerance dry skin and thin body hair constipation depression and lack of energy intermittent claudication - CORRECT ANSWERS-pain and discomfort in calf ...

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basic geriatric
nursing
-2024 EXPECTED
QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS

, Hypothyroidism - CORRECT ANSWERS-A disorder caused by a thyroid gland that is
slower and less productive than normal symptoms include cold intolerance dry skin and
thin body hair constipation depression and lack of energy


intermittent claudication - CORRECT ANSWERS-pain and discomfort in calf muscles
while walking; a condition seen in peripheral arterial disease


Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-condition in which fatty deposits called plaque
build up on the inner walls of the arteries tissues of the lower extremities are deprived of
oxygen


ischemic - CORRECT ANSWERS-pertaining to a lack of oxygenated blood flow


ischemic heart disease - CORRECT ANSWERS-poor blood supply to the heart via the
coronary arteries to the mycocardium


nystagmus - CORRECT ANSWERS-involuntary, jerking movements of the eyes


orthostatic hypotension - CORRECT ANSWERS-abnormally low blood pressure when
the person suddenly stands up; postural hypotension


deafness - CORRECT ANSWERS-general term for partial or complete loss of hearing


central deafness - CORRECT ANSWERS-deafness resulting from disease and tumors
in the auditory pathways or auditory cortex of the brain


carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWERS-a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue


ears - CORRECT ANSWERS-middle ear begins at the eardrum or tympanic membrane

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