Common Health Problems 1
What is the lowest BP that indicates hypertension?
130/80 mm Hg
What is the name of a disease that progressively damages smooth muscles (usually in people over 50)?
Parkinson's disease
An older person's children may have moved away and friends may have died. Such events could lead to the person experiencing _____.
depression
True or False: Dementia is a normal part of aging.
False. Dementia is not a normal part of aging.
If a person with AD is screaming, you know he or she is trying to _____.
communicate
What 2 positions are optimal for promoting breathing?
semi-Fowler's and orthopneic positions
What are 2 complications vomiting can cause?
pneumonia (from aspiration) and dehydration
What is a condition that involves an intense fear of something?
phobia
How can you help prevent an Alzheimer's patient from experiencing a catastrophic event?
decrease stimuli and create a calm environment
If a person with AD says she wants to go home, what should you do?
Take her for a walk or distract her in some other way.
What kind of specimen would a nurse assistant be looking for while straining a patient's urine?
kidney stones
What complication are people with AIDS especially at risk for?
pneumonia
Withdrawal from others is a sign of _____.
depression
What is it called when a person with Alzheimer's disease experiences heightened anxiety and agitation in the evening?
sundowning
Everyone should have the opportunity to make choices. Describe how you can give a person with AD a choice?
Give two choices--such as do you want to wear this shirt or this shirt?
What are the kinds of hepatitis? (5 kinds)
hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E
Which two kinds of hepatitis are spread through viruses in infected blood and body fluids?
hepatitis B and C
A person who sees, hears, or smells things that aren't real is having a _____.
hallucination
When you regularly ask a person with dementia "What day is it?" and "Where are you?" this is called _____.
reality orientation
Dementia can sometimes be a temporary _____ of a disease.
symptom
Name 2 health risks for people who have had hip surgery.
constipation and pressure ulcers
Which common kind of hepatitis is spread through the fecal-oral route?
hepatitis A
What are the 2 extremes in bipolar disorder?
mania and depression
What is the therapy that focuses on accepting the reality of a person with dementia?
validation therapy
Alzheimer's disease ends in _____.
death