You have been dispatched to a residence for an 82-year-old female with unknown medical problems. While enroute, your partner states "at 82 years old, she probably has a ton of medical problems." Your response would be:
A) "You are probably right since over half of persons over 60 years have heart disease."
B) "I am guessing she does not, given her age and the fact she is not in a nursing home."
C) "As we were taught in school, it is middle adulthood where people have the most medical problems."
D) "Maybe not, since in late adulthood there is such a wide variety of health status."
D
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