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Chapter 38 Geriatrics What is the most common cause of EMS responses to the elderly and a frequent cause of injury? A) A. Abuse B) B. Falls C) C. Overdoses D) D. Suicide attempts - correct answer B Often older patients and those with osteoporosis have a curvature of the thoracic spine that is also known as hunchback deformity or: A) A. Buffalo hump B) B. Herniation of the spine C) C. Kyphosis D) D. Parkinson's disease - correct answer C An acute often reversible, intermittent, global disorder of cognition or consciousness that may also be accompanied by emotional or psychomotor disturbances describes: A) A. CVA B) B. Delirium C) C. Dementia D) D. Parkinson's disease - correct answer B Your geriatric patient has been experiencing vomiting, intermittent abdominal pain, and bilious emesis. The patient may be suffering from: A) A. An aneurysm B) B. Bowel obstruction C) C. COPD D) D. Urinary tract infection - correct answer B