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13 Cards in this Set
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Active neglec |
Caregiver does not give physical or psychological care. |
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Cataract |
Growth over lens of eye |
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ADL |
Activities of daily living |
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Glaucoma |
Increase pressure in eye |
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Passive neglect |
Depriving older person of daily needs - sleep,food. |
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Psychological neglect |
Threatening a person physically |
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Degenerative |
Is the most common changes seen in the elderly |
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Dementia |
In a patient is proportional to the loss of substance in the frontal lobes. |
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When aging the kidneys decrease |
In size and less ability to filter waste |
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Eyesight changes in the elderly |
Include a decrease in peripheral vision |
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Hearing loss in the aging |
Can cause a decrease in conversation |
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Geriatric |
Is the age over 65 years old |
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Elderly people may experience |
Feelings of grief, loss and stress when they move to an assisted living home, they are unable to drive, depend on others and unable to visit friends |
