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Safety
Nutrition
Medications
Musculoskeletal
Sensory
100
A Significant public health problem
What is Falls?
100
Essential for bone health and may prevent osteoporosis.
What is Calcium and Vitamin D.
100
concurrent use of medications
What is polypharmacy?
100
Highest form of calcium
What is yogurt?
100
leading cause of blindness and visual impairment
What is Glaucoma?
200
Fear of falling
What is fallophobia?
200
A state in which deficiency, excess, or imbalanced energy, protein, and other nutrients cause adverse effects on body form.
What is malnutrition?
200
primary site of drug metabolism
What is the liver?
200
used to diagnosis osteoporosis
What is DEXA?
200
headaches, poor vision in dim lighting, increased sensitivity to glare, impaired peripheral vision, fixed and dilated pupil
What are signs of glaucoma?
300
Considered a decrease of 20mm Hg in systolic pressure or a decrease of 10mm Hg in diastolic pressure
What is Postural hypotenision?
300
Dry mouth
What is xerostomia?
300
Name of popular used herb that increases the risk of bleeding.
What is Gingko biloba?
300
female gender, Caucasian or Asian, age, and family history
What are risk factors for osteoporosis?
300
curtain coming down over person's line of vision
What is detached retina?
400
Fall assessment tool recommended by the Hartford Institute.
What is Heindrich II Fall Risk?
400
A decrease in the intensity of propulsive waves.
What is presbyesophagus?
400
contraindicated in older adults because half life is prolonged.
What is Valium?
400
joint instability, crepitus,
What are signs of osteoarthritis?
400
form of sensorineural hearing loss
What is Presbycusis?
500
a device that you can not use to climb stairs.
What is a walker?
500
Complication of dysphagia
What is aspiration pneumonia?
500
Asking the person to bring all medications to the hospital
What is brown bag approach?
500
Colchicine is a medication used for this condition
What is gout?
500
change batteries every 1-2 weeks in this device
What are hearing aids?