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Work with your team members. Identify if the following statements are correct or incorrect and defend your answers. Post your team's answers in the discussion board under "Judge and Defend" thread.
- Depression is one of the most common reversible causes of weight loss in the elderly. C/I
- The inability to elicit a red reflex during fundoscopic examination may indicate the presence of a cataract or detached retina. C/I
- Elder abuse is not difficult to detect. C/I
- In the elderly, absence of fever excludes infection. C/I
- Acetominophen is probably the analgesic of choice for most elderly persons with mild to moderate pain, especially those with musculoskeletal disorders. C/I
- There is a strong correlation between obesity and hypertension. C/I
- The most common lipid abnormality seen with non-insulin dependent diabetes is a pattern of increase triglycerides, decrease HDL cholesterol, and a mild to moderately increase of LDL cholesterol. C/I
- Angina is a medical diagnosis made from a detailed medical history as the physical examination is usually normal and the lab testing may not reveal positive findings. C/I
- The first step in managing congestive heart failure is to treat all precipitating factors. C/I
- Diascopy is useful for differentiating erythema from purpura. C/I

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