For many geriatric patients, food is less appealing because:
a. they engage in less physical activity.
b. they sleep more and eat less.
c. their sense of smell is reduced and they have fewer taste buds.
d. they have less money for purchasing appealing food.
Question 2
A geriatric patient's cardiovascular response to stress, illness, and injury is different than that of younger patients. Which of the following statements is false?
a. As the heart ages, the ventricles become stiffer.
b .The volume of blood in the body decreases in geriatric patients.
c. The heart slows due to decreased electrical conductivity in geriatric patients.
d. Blood vessels become stiffer from atherosclerosis in geriatric patients.
Physical therapist assisting a patient to walk in the parallel bars.
Developmentally appropriate food models
Sustainable Food Security
Conditions Treated by Physical Therapy Cont
Endocrine regulation of food intake and energy homeostasis in mammals
Physical Findings of Cardiac Tamponade