It is a generally accepted fact that for most older adults:
1. intellectual capabilities are impaired.
2. functional brain activities decrease.
3. functional intellectual capability is maintained.
4. creativity and judgment are severely impaired.
3
Functional ability may not be affected significantly because reserve cells are able to com-pensate.
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a. Athetoid b. Ataxic c. Spastic d. Mixed
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1. Hammurabi 2. Florence Nightingale 3. Hippocrates 4. Apollo
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binuclear family. 2. extended family. 3. gay and lesbian family. 4. traditional nuclear family.
Which of the following correctly identifies a state of general anesthesia desirable for surgery?
1. The patient is unconscious, with arm and leg movement. 2. The patient is not responsive to pain, and has no spontaneous breathing. 3. The patient is unconscious with slow eye movements. 4. The patient loses sensation, but is awake.