NR 601 WEEK 1- HAM'S PRIMARY
CARE GERIATRIC EXAM QUESTIONS
& CORRECT ANSWERS
Disuse-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment - correct answer ✔✔Having a disability
due to not using a body function like you used to.
Having SOB on minimal exertion due to sedentary.
Treatment is an activity regimen.
Disease-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment - correct answer ✔✔Having a
disability due to having a disease process.
Decreased exercise due to having COPD.
Medical treatment is needed.
Misuse-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment - correct answer ✔✔Having a
disability due to misusing a body part.
Having knee arthritis in a former football player.
Prior damage can't be reversed, but you can prevent detection and preserve further function.
Disability-related to psychological aging: Definition, Example, Treatment - correct answer
✔✔Having a disability due to getting older.
Trouble reading the fine print in a 50-year-old patient.
Adapt and compensate for the disability.
The rule of the fourths - correct answer ✔✔This rule clarifies that changes are often attributed
to normal aging by the general public. Of the "decline in normal function" seen as people age,
1/4 is due to disease, disuse, misuse, and physiological aging.
, A notable change with aging regarding reading and vision. - correct answer ✔✔The need for
reading glasses due to reduced lens elasticity between ages 42-50.
A notable change in aging regarding dizziness. - correct answer ✔✔Patients have an increase in
vestibular sensitivity in the age of 60, causing trouble in a patients with equilibrium.
A notable change in aging in women regarding menopause. - correct answer ✔✔Fertility in
women peaks between 15 and 25 years and declines thereafter, with menopause typically
occurring about age 50 years.
A notable change regarding reaction times in older adults. - correct answer ✔✔Reaction time
tends to increase with age (which explains why teenagers are usually far better at games of
speed—including many video games—than older persons).
What happens to a patient body water percent as they age? - correct answer ✔✔Decreases
What happens to a patients percent body fat and the age? - correct answer ✔✔Increases
What happens to a patients brain as the age? - correct answer ✔✔Atrophy
What happens to a patients vision as they age? - correct answer ✔✔The lens accommodation
decreases, the amount of light to the retina decreases, and the color perception is not as good.
What happens to a patients hearing as the age? - correct answer ✔✔Hearing declines,
especially with higher frequencies.
What happens to a patient taste or small as they age? - correct answer ✔✔The taste buds
decrease in amount, therefore increasing the tolerance for sweet or salty foods.
CARE GERIATRIC EXAM QUESTIONS
& CORRECT ANSWERS
Disuse-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment - correct answer ✔✔Having a disability
due to not using a body function like you used to.
Having SOB on minimal exertion due to sedentary.
Treatment is an activity regimen.
Disease-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment - correct answer ✔✔Having a
disability due to having a disease process.
Decreased exercise due to having COPD.
Medical treatment is needed.
Misuse-related disability: Definition, Example, Treatment - correct answer ✔✔Having a
disability due to misusing a body part.
Having knee arthritis in a former football player.
Prior damage can't be reversed, but you can prevent detection and preserve further function.
Disability-related to psychological aging: Definition, Example, Treatment - correct answer
✔✔Having a disability due to getting older.
Trouble reading the fine print in a 50-year-old patient.
Adapt and compensate for the disability.
The rule of the fourths - correct answer ✔✔This rule clarifies that changes are often attributed
to normal aging by the general public. Of the "decline in normal function" seen as people age,
1/4 is due to disease, disuse, misuse, and physiological aging.
, A notable change with aging regarding reading and vision. - correct answer ✔✔The need for
reading glasses due to reduced lens elasticity between ages 42-50.
A notable change in aging regarding dizziness. - correct answer ✔✔Patients have an increase in
vestibular sensitivity in the age of 60, causing trouble in a patients with equilibrium.
A notable change in aging in women regarding menopause. - correct answer ✔✔Fertility in
women peaks between 15 and 25 years and declines thereafter, with menopause typically
occurring about age 50 years.
A notable change regarding reaction times in older adults. - correct answer ✔✔Reaction time
tends to increase with age (which explains why teenagers are usually far better at games of
speed—including many video games—than older persons).
What happens to a patient body water percent as they age? - correct answer ✔✔Decreases
What happens to a patients percent body fat and the age? - correct answer ✔✔Increases
What happens to a patients brain as the age? - correct answer ✔✔Atrophy
What happens to a patients vision as they age? - correct answer ✔✔The lens accommodation
decreases, the amount of light to the retina decreases, and the color perception is not as good.
What happens to a patients hearing as the age? - correct answer ✔✔Hearing declines,
especially with higher frequencies.
What happens to a patient taste or small as they age? - correct answer ✔✔The taste buds
decrease in amount, therefore increasing the tolerance for sweet or salty foods.
