Which one of the following statements about changes in elderly patients' response to disease and trauma is true?
A) The incidence of chest pain associated with heart attack increases.
B) The elderly have a hypersensitive perception of pain.
C) The elderly generally require higher doses of medications than younger patients.
D) Altered mental status may be the only indication that perfusion to the brain is impaired.
D
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You are called for an elderly woman who has slipped on the ice. On arrival you find her supine on an icy sidewalk and responsive to painful stimuli with decorticate posturing (flexion). She has blood coming from a laceration on the back of her head and is breathing agonally at 4 times a minute. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Start positive pressure ventilation. B) Insert a nasal airway. C) Perform the jaw-thrust airway maneuver. D) Remove the patient to the warm ambulance.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Nearly all television broadcasts of sport events are sponsored by
A. large capitalist corporations and other for profit businesses. B. nonprofit groups dedicated to promoting socially progressive ideas. C. feminist groups and other women's organizations. D. environmental groups devoted to conservation.
Todd Man has developed a senile cataract in his left eye. Select the appropriate code(s)
366.10 Senile cataract, unspecified 366.19 Other and combined forms of senile cataract 366.04 Nuclear cataract 797 Senility without mention of psychosis A) 366.04, 797 B) 366.10 C) 366.19 D) 366.04, 797