A patient's patellar-femoral cartilage has deteriorated due to ...

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A patient's patellar-femoral cartilage has deteriorated due to arthritis. The medial and lateral cartilage is undamaged. This patient is likely to undergo _________ knee replacement surgery.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

An 80-year-old resident of an assisted living facility is proud of the fact that he was an elite athlete during his younger years.
 
  Despite his concerted efforts to remain physically active and maintain his stamina, he is lamenting his loss of exercise tolerance in recent years. How can his nurse best respond to these concerns? A) It's inevitable that your heart increases in size as you age, and this is associated with a loss of cardiac efficiency..
  B) It's normal for your heart to contract less strongly as you age, and this makes you somewhat less able to exercise vigorously..
  C) As you age, it's common for your heart rate becomes less regular and this often results in fatigue..
  D) The normal increase in blood pressure that accompanies aging leaves you with less cardiac reserve capacity than when you were young..

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Answer to Question 1

partial
unicompartmental

Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty is also referred to as partial knee replacement and is performed on patients who have only one of the compartments of the knee affected by arthritis.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Cardiac contractility decreases as a part of normal aging. An increase in heart size, irregular heart rate, and increased blood pressure would be considered pathological conditions regardless of age.