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in the Care of Older Adults, 3rd Edition
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by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 23, Complete
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Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
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MultiplemChoice
Identifymthemchoicemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
1. Themmajormimpactmofmthemphysiologicalmchangesmthatmoccurmwithmagingmis:
A. Reducedmphysiologicalmreserve
B. Reducedmhomeostaticmmechanisms
C. Impairedmimmunologicalmresponse
D. Allmofmthemabove
2. Themstrongestmevidencemregardingmnormalmphysiologicalmagingmismavailablemthrough:
,A. Randomizedmcontrolledmclinicalmtrials
B. Cross-sectionalmstudies
C. Longitudinalmstudies
D. Casemcontrolmstudies
mmm 3.m Allmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaremtruemaboutmlaboratory
valuesminmoldermadultsexcept:
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B. Abnormalmfindingsmaremoftenmduemtomphysiologicalmaging
C. Normalmrangesmmaymnotmbemapplicablemformoldermadults
D. Referencemvaluesmaremnotmnecessarilymacceptablemvalues
mmm 4.m Biochemicalmindividualitymismbestmdescribedmas:
A. Eachmindividual’smvariationmismoftenmmuchmgreatermthanmthatmofmamlargermgroup
B. Themuniquembiochemicalmprofilemofmamselectedmpopulation
C. Themtrulym“normal”mindividual—fallingmwithinmaveragemrange
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mmm 5.m Polypharmacymismbestmdescribedmasmtaking:
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, C. Evenmamsinglemmedicationmifmtheremismnotmamclearmindicationmformitsmuse
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mmm 6.m Pharmacokineticmchangesmwithmagingmismreflectivemof:
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mmm 7.m Allmthemfollowingmstatementsmaremfalsemaboutmdrugmabsorptionmexcept:
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B. Gastricmaciditymdecreasesmwithmage
C. Anticholinergicsmincreasemcolonicmmotility
D. Underlyingmchronicmdiseasemhasmlittlemimpactmonmdrugmabsorption
mmm 8.m Allmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaremtruemaboutmdrugmdistributionminmthe
elderlymexcept:
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B. Drugsmdistributedminmfatmhavemlessmintense,mmoremprolongedmeffect
C. Drugsmhighlymproteinmboundmhavemgreatermpotentialmtomcausemanmadversemdrugmreaction