List some of the age-related changes that affect nutritional status
What will be an ideal response?
Physiological: Sensory, cognitive, functional.
Social: Poverty, food insecurity, loneliness, depression, changes in living situation, medications, and alcohol.
Oral changes: Root caries, periodontal disease and diabetes mellitus, oral cancers, osteoporosis, tooth loss, dentition status, and xerostomia.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When assessing a patient's response to bronchodilator therapy, you notice a decrease in wheezing accompanied by an overall decrease in the intensity of breath sounds. Which of the following is most likely?
a. Increasing airway obstruction b. Improving ventilation/perfusion ratio (V/Q) c. Decreasing airway obstruction d. Deteriorating oxygenation
You need to record the vital signs of a 7-month-old patient during a wellness check. Which of the following is incorrect?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following terms describes the "opening" of a needle?
Hub Hilt Shaft Lumen