Flashcards in Geriatrics Deck (14):
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Geriatrics
65 and older
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History and Assessment of Older Adult Patient
• Scene size-up and safety
• Primary assessment
• Secondary assessment
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After age 30, organ systems lose 1% of function each year
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Hypertension
dyastolic more than 90mm hmg***
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Beta Blocker
keeps HR low even in trauma
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Shortness of Breath
Chief complaint of elderly pt having MI. As pt get older the PT experiencing a cardiac problem is more likely to complain of shortness of great without chest pain.
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What are the most common calls for EMS
first most common call DIB then chest pain
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Abdominal pain - what should you suspect
AAA
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post menopausal diabetic female
won't present with classic signs of MI
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Elderly males are the most successful with suicide*****
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shingles - follows a dermatome around the chest
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pneumonia
an infection in the lungs*******
get this because they are not breathing deeply enough
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elder gray
4 questions on quiz
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