Exam 5: Health and Prevention

The condition known as _________ may increase the risk of cognitive disorders developing in older adults by overdiagnosis of prescription drugs.

A 65-year-old man smoked all his life and now has ____________, a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

The World Health Organization estimates that, in 2013 , approximately _______ million people over the globe had diabetes.

Psychosocial treatments for Alzheimer's disease attempt to change which two major categories of problems dealt with by caregivers?

According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (2010) , approximately ______% of seniors, those 65 and older, were diagnosed with arthritis and rheumatism.

The World Health Organization defines health as having which qualities?

In the disease known as ________________, the heart cannot distribute enough blood throughout the body to reach the major organs, causing the tissues to swell with fluid.

Describe the issues involved in determining the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease.

Diabetes can be traced to the abnormal functioning of which bodily organ?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is almost always caused by:

Memantine is a medication for Alzheimer's disease that is intended to produce which changes in the individual's brain?

In ________________ disease, the individual primarily suffers from disturbances in motor functioning, including having tremors, shuffling gait, and difficulties maintaining balance.

If you were designing a program to help family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease, what types of features would you emphasize to make your program as effective as possible? Why would you include those features?

List the two forms of respiratory disease that make up COPD.

The enzymes that normally trim the amyloid precursor protein (APP) to make it flush with the neuron's outer membrane are the:

Describe five major forms of cancer according to their site in the body and the nature of the specific form of cancer.

The disease that involves an abnormal thinning of the bones is:

A woman is caring for her husband who suffers from advanced dementia. The Alzheimer's Society of Canada would suggest that caregivers she should engage in which activity to help herself cope with caregiver burden?

Exposure to the asbestos increases an individual's risk of developing _______ cancer.

In Alzheimer's disease, neurofibrillary tangles cause what changes to occur within the brain?