NR 601 Midterm Exam Primary Care of Aging Adult Questions and Answers 100% Solved

NR 601 Midterm Exam Primary Care of
Aging Adult

What are two established tools to evaluate functional health? – answer Katz activities of
daily living scale
Lawton and Brody Scale for Instrumental Activities of daily living

What is FEV1? - answer forced expiratory volume in 1 second

True or False: abnormal lab results are part of the aging process - answer False

Atypical presentations in acute abdominal illness? - answer Vague symptoms
Acute confusion
Constipation
Mild discomfort
Tachypnea

Atypical presentation in depression - answer Anorexia
Vague abdominal cramps
New constipation
Agitation
Insomnia
Lack of sadness

Atypical presentation of hyperthyroidism - answerApathetic thyrotoxicosis - fatigue,
weak, weight loss, palpitations, tachycardia, new acid onset, HF if undiagnosed

Atypical presentation of MI? - answerNo chest pain
Fatigue, nausea
Decreased function and cognition
Classic: dyspnea, epigastric pain, weakness, n/v, hx of cardiac failure
Higher in females: non Q wave MI

Atypical presentation in infectious disease - answerLow grade fever or no fever
Malaise
Sepsis w/o leukocytosis or fever
Falls, new confusion, or altered mental status
Decreased function
Anorexia

What are atypical symptoms of pneumonia? - answerMild cough without copious
sputum