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The student learning about chronic disease and illness in the older population learns which facts about this situation? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. One in two adults, or more than 133,000 Americans, has a chronic condition.
  b. Chronic disease is the leading cause of death in those over 65.
  c. About 75 of medical costs each year are spent on managing chronic disease.
  d. Formerly acute conditions are now mana-geable chronic diseases..
  e. The focus of America's health care ser-vices is now on chronic illness

Question 2

The nurse shows an understanding of medication-related risk factors common to older adults when asking
 
  a. Are you aware of the possible side ef-fects of your medications?
  b. Do you regularly take any dietary sup-plements?
  c. How do you keep track of when your medications are due?
  d. How many different physicians are pre-scribing medications for you?



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Answer to Question 1

A, B, C, D
One in two adults has a chronic illness, and these problems are the leading cause of death in those over 65 and the largest cost to our health care system. One reason for this is that formerly acute, possibly fatal, conditions are now manageable as chronic conditions. America's health care system continues to be focused on acute care.

Answer to Question 2

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About 52 of older adults living in the United States take some sort of dietary supplement on a regular basis in addition to prescription medications. This increases the potential for drug-drug interactions. The other questions are important assessment questions to include in a medication review.




ssal

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
:D TYSM


bigsis44

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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