Chapter 9
A chronic respiratory condition that occurs when the walls of the alveoli deteriorate and lose their elasticity, resulting in poor exchanges of gases in the lung,s is called?
Emphysema
The study of aged or old age and treatment of related diseases and conditions is called what?
Gerontology
Activities that help promote awareness of time, place, and person.
Reality Orientation
A specially trained individual who acts as an advocate for others to improve care or conditions.
Ombudsman
Progressive, irreversible disease involving memory loss, disorientation, deterioration of intellectual function, and speech and gait disturbances.
Alzheimer's Disease
A Physical or mental handicap that interferes with normal function; incapacitated, incapable is called?
Disability
Also called a stroke or apoplexy; an interrupted supply of blood to the brain, caused by a formation of a clot, blockage of an artery, or rupture of a blood vessel is called what?
Cerebrovascular Accident
Values, beliefs, ideas, customs, and characteristics passed from one generation to the next.
Culture
A condition that occurs when the intraocular pressure of the eye increases and interferes with vision is called?
Glaucoma
Acute, reversible mental confusion caused by illness, medical problems, and/or medications.
Delirium
Inflammation of a joint is called?
Arthritis
Excessive urination at night is called?
Nocturia
True or False: Elderly individuals should be allowed as much independence as possible?
True
Difficulty swallowing is called?
Dysphgagia
Loss or mental ability characterized by a decrease in intellectual ability, loss of memory, impaired judgement, and disorientation.
Dementia
Form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the accumulation of fats or mineral deposits on the inner walls of arteries is called?
Atherosclerosis
Acute or chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes, or air tubes in the lungs.
Bronchitis
True or False: Changes in the living environment create psychosocial changes in the elderly?
True
The inability to control urination is called?
Incontinence
The term for a condition that interferes with normal function is called?
Disease
A condition of the eye where the lens becomes cloudy or opaque, leading to blindness.
Cataracts
Hardening and/or narrowing of the walls of the arteries.
Arteriosclerosis
What percentage of individuals are cared for in long-term care facilities? 5, 10, 15, 25, or 50
5%
Thrombus
The condition in which calcium and other minerals are lost from the bones, causing the bones to become brittle and more likely to fracture is called what?
Osteoporosis