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mm in the Care of Older Adults, 3rd Edition
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by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 23,
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Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
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Multiple mmChoice
Identify mmthe mmchoice mmthat mmbest mmcompletes mmthe mmstatement mmor mmanswers mmthe mmquestion.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. Reduced mmphysiological mmreserve
B. Reduced mmhomeostatic mmmechanisms
C. Impaired mmimmunological mmresponse
D. All mmof mmthe mmabove
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available
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through:
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,A. Randomized mmcontrolled mmclinical mmtrials
B. Cross-sectional mmstudies
C. Longitudinal mmstudies
D. Case mmcontrol mmstudies
mm mm m m3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. Reference mmranges mmare mmpreferable
B. Abnormal mmfindings mmare mmoften mmdue mmto mmphysiological mmaging
C. Normal mmranges mmmay mmnot mmbe mmapplicable mmfor mmolder mmadults
D. Reference mmvalues mmare mmnot mmnecessarily mmacceptable mmvalues
mm mm m m 4. m m Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. Each mmindividual’s mmvariation mmis mmoften mmmuch mmgreater mmthan mmthat mmof mma mmlarger mmgroup
B. The mmunique mmbiochemical mmprofile mmof mma mmselected mmpopulation
C. The mmtruly mm“normal” mmindividual—falling mmwithin mmaverage mmrange
D. Each mmindividual’s mmvariation mmis mmoften mmmuch mmsmaller mmthan mmthat mmof mma mmlarger mmgroup
mm mm m m 5. m m Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. More mmthan mmnine mmmedications mmper mmday
B. More mmthan mmfive mmmedications mmper mmday
, C. Even mma mmsingle mmmedication mmif mmthere mmis mmnot mma mmclear mmindication mmfor mmits mmuse
D. When mma mmdrug mmis mmgiven mmto mmtreat mmthe mmside mmeffect mmof mmanother mmdrug
mm mm m m 6. m m Pharmacokinetic changes with aging is reflective of:
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A. What mmthe mmdrug mmdoes mmto mmthe mmbody
B. What mmthe mmbody mmdoes mmto mmthe mmdrug
C. The mmeffect mmat mmthe mmsite mmof mmaction mmand mmthe mmtime mmand mmintensity mmof mmthe mmdrug
D. The mmside mmeffects mmcommonly mmassociated mmwith mmthe mmdrug
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mm mm m m mm All the following statements are false about drug absorption
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mmexcept:
A. Antacids mmincrease mmthe mmbioavailability mmof mmdigitalis
B. Gastric mmacidity mmdecreases mmwith mmage
C. Anticholinergics mmincrease mmcolonic mmmotility
D. Underlying mmchronic mmdisease mmhas mmlittle mmimpact mmon mmdrug mmabsorption
8. All of the following statements are true about drug distribution
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mmin the
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elderly except:
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A. Drugs mmdistributed mmin mmwater mmhave mmlower mmconcentration
B. Drugs mmdistributed mmin mmfat mmhave mmless mmintense, mmmore mmprolonged mmeffect
C. Drugs mmhighly mmprotein mmbound mmhave mmgreater mmpotential mmto mmcause mman mmadverse mmdrug mmreaction