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Ch. 41: Assisting in Geriatrics

Teacher: SREvans
Across
This is an abnormal growth of cells that are able to invade other tissues
This is arthritis characterized by erosion of articular cartilage, whihc becomes soft, frayed, and thinned with eburnation of subchondral bone and outgrowths
Chronic inflammatory disease of joint tissues; symptoms include pain, swelling and stiffness in joints
Individuals over the age of 65 years
These are specialists who care for elderly individuals, usually those over the age of 65 years old
Excessive nighttime urination
A sinking of an organ or other part, especially its appearance at a natural or artifical orifice.
Down
An elevation of blood pressure over 140 systolic and 90 diastolic. There are often no symptoms or symptoms are mild.
The administration of many drugs at the same time.
______ medicine is the branch of medical science concerned with the prevention of disease and with promotion of physical and mental health
A condition in which lipid levels are above normal. These include cholesterol and triglycerides.
The involuntary leakage of urine
Lens of the eye becomes cloudy and opaque, causing decreased vision.
A deformity of the spine characterized by a bent-over postion; more commonly called humpback.
______ disease is a severely debliilitating brain disorder. Warning signs include changes in personality, mood, or behavior, memory loss, forgetfulness, and more.
_______ compliance is obedience in terms of following a physician's orders
A brown macule resembling a freckle except that the border is usually regular and microscopic proliferation of rete ridges in present.