Elderly Health Conditions Quiz

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Which form of hypertension is most common in the elderly population?

  • Secondary hypertension
  • Isolated diastolic hypertension
  • Orthostatic hypertension
  • Isolated systolic hypertension (correct)

What do decubities form a part of?

  • Immobilization syndrome (correct)
  • Hyperventilation syndrome
  • Decubity syndrome
  • Orthostatic syndrome

What is an acute state of confusion, relatively short and reversible, called?

  • Dementia
  • Disorientation
  • State of anxious hopelessness
  • Deliriant state (correct)

What does ageism refer to?

<p>Discrimination of seniors in the society (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do sleeping disorders in the elderly typically include?

<p>Include hypersomnia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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