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The dominant form of hypertension in older adults is:

Poor oral hygiene in older adults is often caused by:  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. 

A 76 year old male presents to the clinic with complaints of gradually worsening dyspnea on exertion and a progressive decline in exercise capacity.  On auscultation of heart sounds, the nurse practitioner hears an early opening snap and a low pitched diastolic murmur heard best at the apex.  The nurse practitioner relates these symptoms and findings to:

Actinic keratosis:

Older patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have been reported as having:  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Which of the following statements about stasis dermatitis in the lower extremities of an older adult are accurate?  

A 62 year old obese male with past medical history positive for COPD presents to the clinic with complaint of swelling and redness in his left lower leg.  These symptoms started yesterday and  the swelling and redness have worsened.  He tells the nurse practitioner he is concerned as he had similar symptoms 2 years ago in his right leg and was diagnosed by the urgent care physician with a blood clot in his right leg.  He was prescribed a blood thinner and took the medication for 6 months as he was instructed.  The nurse practitioner orders a lower extremity venous doppler which confirms a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the posterior tibial vein of his left lower extremity.  Which of the following statements by the nurse practitioner is accurate?  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

The __________ are the superior chambers of the heart and the _________ are the inferior chambers of the heart.  

The term “cardiac asthma” refers to:

One of the first considerations for an older adult with dyspnea and associated nocturnal cough should be: