Geriatrics Test EXAM 2026–2027 Exam
Questions and Verified Correct Answers
Ch. 1: Of the following conditions, which one is most common and
most often preventable?
A. Falls
B. Frailty
C. Cognitive impairment
D. Iatrogenic disease
E. Depression - CORRECT ANSWER D
Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most TRUE about aging
changes?
A. Stage 3 and 4 sleep decreases.
B. Renal perfusion is not reduced, but renal function is reduced.
C. Hearing acuity declines beginning in middle age.
D. Prostaticenlargement occurs only in a minority of men. -
CORRECT ANSWER A
Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most true about the rule of
fourths?
,A. One fourth of geriatric problems are iatrogenic.
B. Little can be done to prevent three fourths of the problems of
aging.
C. For every medical complaint a patient has, a careful assessment
can identify three other diagnoses.
D. What use to be called normal aging can be largely explained by
processes that are not normal.
E. A good way to conduct a geriatric assessment is to use four
categories: mental, physical, psycho-social, and environmental.
- CORRECT ANSWER D
Ch. 1: An old woman who is care for by attentive, cautious,
concerned family is particularly likely to suffer from which of the
following complications after an episode of gastroenteritis?
A. Immobility related to over-concern.
B. Continued vomiting caused by too-rapid feeding.
C. Diarrhea resulting from administration of milk products.
D. Constipation related to over-treatment of diarrhea. - CORRECT
ANSWER A
,Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most TRUE about
psychological aging?
A. Disengagement tends to promote better psychological health
than continued engagement.
B. Having a spouse is the best way to be assured of having a
caregiver when one becomes disabled.
C. Ability to have quality of life is related to cognitive function.
D. Planning for the future is a key element of successful aging.
E. Many older people are ageist. - CORRECT ANSWER E
Ch. 29: What is the hallmark of frailty in an aged patient?
A. The patient is unable to personally manage key activities of self-
care.
B. The patient's reserve to withstand physiologic stress is
significantly reduced.
C. The patient has long problem and medication lists. - CORRECT
ANSWER B
Ch. 29: Which pattern of problems would more likely identify a
frail aged patient?
, A. She is unable to manage her own medications and her own
wardrobe.
B. She requires supplemental oxygen at night and during exercises.
C. She walks very slowly, is losing weight, and does not have the
strength to brush her own teeth. - CORRECT ANSWER C
Ch. 29: Having identified an aged patient as being irreversibly
quite frail, the PCP would be wise to do which of the following?
A. Begin a discussion with the patient and family about care goals
and intervention limitations.
B. Withdraw disease-targeting medications and medical
treatments.
C. Reduce functional maintenance modalities such as therapeutic
exercise and activities. - CORRECT ANSWER A
Ch. 29: Each of these factors can help serve to identify a patient as
frail and vulnerable except:
A. Low activity level and easy fatigability
B. Major progressing weight loss
C. A large number of major organ-system co-morbidities
D. Progressive loss of strength
Questions and Verified Correct Answers
Ch. 1: Of the following conditions, which one is most common and
most often preventable?
A. Falls
B. Frailty
C. Cognitive impairment
D. Iatrogenic disease
E. Depression - CORRECT ANSWER D
Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most TRUE about aging
changes?
A. Stage 3 and 4 sleep decreases.
B. Renal perfusion is not reduced, but renal function is reduced.
C. Hearing acuity declines beginning in middle age.
D. Prostaticenlargement occurs only in a minority of men. -
CORRECT ANSWER A
Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most true about the rule of
fourths?
,A. One fourth of geriatric problems are iatrogenic.
B. Little can be done to prevent three fourths of the problems of
aging.
C. For every medical complaint a patient has, a careful assessment
can identify three other diagnoses.
D. What use to be called normal aging can be largely explained by
processes that are not normal.
E. A good way to conduct a geriatric assessment is to use four
categories: mental, physical, psycho-social, and environmental.
- CORRECT ANSWER D
Ch. 1: An old woman who is care for by attentive, cautious,
concerned family is particularly likely to suffer from which of the
following complications after an episode of gastroenteritis?
A. Immobility related to over-concern.
B. Continued vomiting caused by too-rapid feeding.
C. Diarrhea resulting from administration of milk products.
D. Constipation related to over-treatment of diarrhea. - CORRECT
ANSWER A
,Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most TRUE about
psychological aging?
A. Disengagement tends to promote better psychological health
than continued engagement.
B. Having a spouse is the best way to be assured of having a
caregiver when one becomes disabled.
C. Ability to have quality of life is related to cognitive function.
D. Planning for the future is a key element of successful aging.
E. Many older people are ageist. - CORRECT ANSWER E
Ch. 29: What is the hallmark of frailty in an aged patient?
A. The patient is unable to personally manage key activities of self-
care.
B. The patient's reserve to withstand physiologic stress is
significantly reduced.
C. The patient has long problem and medication lists. - CORRECT
ANSWER B
Ch. 29: Which pattern of problems would more likely identify a
frail aged patient?
, A. She is unable to manage her own medications and her own
wardrobe.
B. She requires supplemental oxygen at night and during exercises.
C. She walks very slowly, is losing weight, and does not have the
strength to brush her own teeth. - CORRECT ANSWER C
Ch. 29: Having identified an aged patient as being irreversibly
quite frail, the PCP would be wise to do which of the following?
A. Begin a discussion with the patient and family about care goals
and intervention limitations.
B. Withdraw disease-targeting medications and medical
treatments.
C. Reduce functional maintenance modalities such as therapeutic
exercise and activities. - CORRECT ANSWER A
Ch. 29: Each of these factors can help serve to identify a patient as
frail and vulnerable except:
A. Low activity level and easy fatigability
B. Major progressing weight loss
C. A large number of major organ-system co-morbidities
D. Progressive loss of strength
