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PN 2003 FINAL EXAM (ACTUAL 2024-2025)LATEST
UPDATE
depression in the older adults - <<Answers>>>Depression is
prolonged sense of sadness and hopelessness lasting longer
than 2 weeks
- diminished interest in activities
- weight loss
- insomnia (sleep disturbances)
- psychomotor agitation, fatigue


What is delirium and characteristics? - <<Answers>>>early
signs
disturbed sleep - wake cycles, restlessness, and sleep
disturbances


- acute onset (rapid)
- acute illness
- usually, reversible
- disorientation early
- fluctuation
- clouded (drowsy)
- altered level of consciousness
- hypervigilance
- mild drowsiness
- semi comatose status
- Short attention span

, PN 2003 FINAL EXAM (ACTUAL 2024-2025)LATEST
UPDATE
- hallucinations
- psychomotor
- agitation
- worsened memory
- meaningless chatter
- poor judgment
- auditory and visual impairment
- immobility
- dehydration


Delirium is a reversible alteration in cognition caused by
acute conditions


What is postural hypotension? - <<Answers>>>orthostatic
hypotension: sudden drop in blood pressure from sitting to
standing or standing to sitting


What is hypertension? - <<Answers>>>Hypertension is a
lanthatic or silent disease. Frequently asymptomatic until it
becomes severe and target-organ disease has occurred


What is the normal hypertension ? -
<<Answers>>>Hypertension is high blood pressure 140/90

, PN 2003 FINAL EXAM (ACTUAL 2024-2025)LATEST
UPDATE
What are the signs and symptoms of hypertension? -
<<Answers>>>- Reduced Activity Tolerance
- Dizziness
- Palpitations
- Angina: chest pain
- Dyspnea: difficulty breathing
- Epistaxis: hemorrhage of the nostril
- slow tremor
- dizziness
- syncope
- restlessness
- elevated blood urea
- drowsiness


What is the normal hypertension treatment? - <<Answers>>>-
Antihypertensives: discouraged in older
- Thiazide Diuretics adults due to risk for sudden drop in
blood pressure




- decrease sodium intake
- weight reduction
- stress management

, PN 2003 FINAL EXAM (ACTUAL 2024-2025)LATEST
UPDATE
- smoking cessation
- limit alcohol consumption


What is a venous thrombosis? - <<Answers>>>Thrombus
formation causes an obstruction of venous blood flow


What are signs and symptoms of venous thrombosis? -
<Answers>>>- edema
- pain
- redn<ess / erythema
- warmth


What is the normal treatment of venous thrombosis? -
<<Answers>>>- compression stockings
- R.O.M
- r.i.c.e
- analgesic
- anticoagulants (heparin) or (coumadin)


What is urinary incontinence? - <<Answers>>>Urinary
incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine.

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