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on: Jul 23, 2018
Which symptom is an expected cognitive change in the older adult patient?
 
  a. Disorientation
  b. Slower reaction time
  c. Poor judgment
  d. Loss of language skills

Question 2

During assessment of an older adult's skin integrity, expected findings include which of the following?
 
  a. Decreased elasticity
  b. Oily skin
  c. Increased facial hair in men
  d. Faster nail growth


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Slower reaction time is a common change in the older adult owing to degeneration of nerve cells, decreased neurotransmitters, and decreased rate of conduction of impulses. Symptoms of cognitive impairment, such as disorientation, loss of language skills, loss of the ability to calculate, and poor judgment are not normal aging changes and require further investigation of underlying causes.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Loss of skin elasticity is a common finding in the older adult. Other common findings include pigmentation changes, glandular atrophy (oil, moisture, sweat glands), thinning hair (facial hair: decreased in men, increased in women), slower nail growth, and atrophy of epidermal arterioles.


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