Presbycusis - answer-a gradual loss of sensorineural hearing that occurs as the body ages
Presbyopia - answer-impaired vision as a result of aging
Catarcts - answer-clouding of the lens
Glaucoma - answer-increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic nerve with lo...
Cachexia - answer-a condition of physical wasting away due to the loss of weight and muscle
mass that occurs in patients with diseases such as advanced cancer or aids
Seborrheic keratosis - answer-a benign skin growth that has a waxy or "pasted on" look
Psoriasis - answer-chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales.
Cause- rapid mitotic division of epithelial cells.
-maybe exacerbated by stress or infections
Rosacea - answer-chronic skin disorder of the face with red inflamed areas appearing mostly on
the nose and cheeks.
Plan- symptom control and avoidance of triggers
Atopic dermatitis - answer-noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness,
blisters, scabs, and itching
Acne - answer-inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair
follicles
Cellulitis - answer-infection of skin cells
, Reticular skin lesion - answer-
Macule - answer-flat skin lesion with only a color change
Vesicle - answer-elevated superficial skin lesion < 1cm in diameter, filled with serous fluid
Example: herpetic lesions
Pustule - answer-elevated superficial skin lesion <1cm in diameter, filled with serous fluid
Patch - answer-if a macule (skin color change without elevation, i.e freckle) is greater than 1cm,
it is consider a "patch"
Plaque - answer-flattened, elevated lesion with variable shape > 1cm in diameter.
Examples: psoriasis lesions
Purpura - answer-bleeding into the skin, small bleeds are petechial, larger areas of bleeding ore
ecchymoses or purpura
Wheal - answer-raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid.
Hive, fleeting skin elevation that is irregularly shaped due to edema
Fissure - answer-an opening; a groove; a split
Confluence - answer-skin lesions that run or grow together and are no longer defined
Macule - answer-flat, colored spot on the skin e.g freckle
Mini-mental state examination (mmse) - answer-a test that is used to measure cognitive ability,
especially in late adulthood.
Mmse test for - answer-o orientation to time (5 pts)
O orientation to place (5 pts)
O registration of 3 words (3 pts)
O attention and calculation (5 pts)
O recall of 3 words (3 pts)
O language (8pts)
O visual construction (1 pt)
· scores greater than or equal to 24 indicate normal cognition
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