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BIOPHSYIOLOGICAL CHANGES WITH AGING - OM
- *** Question: If patient scored a 24/24 on DGI, what would be a
more challenging OM for them?
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, - most frequent cause of untreatable visual impairments
- central vision loss
- leading cause of legal blindness
- 2 forms (mild/dry, exudative)
- <22=risk of falling for older adults
- Modification of DGI, uses higher-level tasks
- Good for Parkinson's, stroke, vestibular disorders, eliminate ceiling effect
- Assesses postural stability during walking tasks
- answer is not BBS
- other possible answers: FGA, FSST, and TUG
º possible answer FSST
- <24moderate fall risk; <18high fall risk
■ Assess gait and balance in older adults
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REVIEW QUESTIONS
- You are concerned about a patient's fall risk so you perform some
outcome measures. Which scores indicate a fall risk?
º A) Berg balance score of 46 (< 45 fall risk)
º B) Dynamic gait index score of 20 (<19 fall risk)
º C) 4 square step test of 18s(>15s fall risk)
º D) TUG score of 11s (>13s fall risk)
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º B) Dry mouth
º C) 4 square step test of 18s
- Answer: anticholinergics - cant
(>15s fall risk)
see, cant pee, cant spit, cant.....
º A) Estrogen replacement may
º a. Advanced directives decrease the risk of Alzheimer's
disease
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HOSPICE AND END OF LIFE CARE
- *** where can hospice care be provided?
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- *** hospice care can only be - *** hospice care is only provided
provided in nursing homes. in hospitals or specialized facilities.
- *** I'm pretty sure this was a
more broad answer like can
- *** hospice care is limited to
receive hospice care
patients with terminal illnesses only.
anywhere because it didn't
ask specific type
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BIOPHSYIOLOGICAL CHANGES WITH AGING
- what's normal vital signs for RR?
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- < 5 = fall risk - 12- 20 breaths/min
- antidepressants - 12- 120 breaths/min
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BIOPHSYIOLOGICAL CHANGES WITH AGING - OM
- Dynamic Gait Index
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