Your 90-Year-Old Uncle Complains That He Cannot Get Around the Way

question 65

Multiple Choice

Your 90-year-old uncle complains that he cannot get around the way he used to.He has trouble getting up out of chairs and difficulty walking across the room when he does get up.Can you help him?

• A)Yes,you could have him take estrogen to improve his bone structure.
• B)No,this sort of physical decline is inevitable and irreversible.
• C)Yes,you could help him do exercises to improve his balance and walking.
• D)No,physical exercise only tends to make the physical declines of old age worse.

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Definitions:

Intramuscular Injection

An injection method where medication is delivered deep into a muscle, allowing for faster absorption into the bloodstream than subcutaneous injections.

Ampule

A small sealed vial which is used to contain and preserve a sample, usually a liquid, which must be opened by snapping off the neck.

Safety Engineering

The discipline of engineering focused on designing processes, equipment, and systems to minimize risk of injury, accidents, and to ensure safety in the workplace and public spaces.

Ventrogluteal Area

An anatomical site on the hip used for intramuscular injections, considered to be one of the safest locations due to its distance from major blood vessels and nerves.