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biggirl4568 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A nurse planning a health workshop for senior citizens wants to provide discussion topics that will interest everyone. In a typical group of seniors, which disorder will afflict the greatest number?

A) Hypertension
B) Hearing impairment
C) Heart condition
D) Arthritis

Question 2

False negative results in mammography occur in specific age groups because:

a. older women have greater density of breast tissue.
b. older women have less density of breast tissue.
c. younger women have greater density of breast tissue.
d. younger women have less density of breast tissue.

Athena23 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
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All these disorders are common in elderly people, but arthritis will afflict almost half of them. More than one-third will have hypertension, nearly one-third will have a hearing impairment, and more than one-fourth will have a heart condition. These are the top four conditions a nurse in this situation would want to present to the group.

Answer to Question 2

C
Because of the greater density of breast tissue, mammography is less sensitive in younger women, which may result in more false-negative results.