Geriatric

Question 1

Osteophytic overgrowth at the DIP joints forming enlarged nodular joints.

Answer 1

Heberden’s node

Question 2

an arc-shaped whitish deposit sometimes seen in the cornea

Answer 2

arcus senilis

Question 3

A condition that occurs in alcoholics due to a thiamine deficiency, in which the mammillary bodies and dorsomedial nuclei of the thalamus are damaged. contains 2 parts, 1st: opthalmoplegia, ataxia, confusion; 2nd: amnesia, confabulation, personality change.

Answer 3

wernicke korsakoff syndrome

Question 4

a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients), bedsore, healing requires protein

Answer 4

decubitus ulcer

Question 5

positron emission tomography used to measure blood volume , oxygen uptake, glucose transport and metabolism

Answer 5

PET

Question 6

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Answer 6

rodent ulcer

Question 7

discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people

Answer 7

ageism

Question 8

most common visual problem in the elderly

Answer 8

macular degeration