NURSl 5461/l NURS5461l Quizl 1l –l Adultl
Gerontologyl Managementl Acrossl thel
Continuuml ofl Carel Review|l UTAl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l whenl transferrinl isl low,l thisl canl indicate
Answer:
proteinl depletionl andl proteinl lossl -l fallsl withl liverl disease
Q:l 150-200l transferrinl valuel indicates
Answer:
mildl proteinl depletion
Q:l 100-149l transferrinl valuel indicates
Answer:
moderatel proteinl depletion
Q:l <l 100l transferrinl valuel indicate
Answer:
severel proteinl depletion
Q:l hypocholesterolemia
,Answer:
<l 160mg/dL
Q:l weightl lossl indicatorl ofl nutritionall riskl andl morbidity
Answer:
5%l lossl inl 1l monthl orl 10%l lossl inl 6l months
Q:l whatl amountl ofl caloriesl isl neededl perl dayl tol maintainl weight
Answer:
25-30kcal/kg
Q:l dailyl proteinl intakel forl healthyl adults
Answer:
0.8g/kg
-l needl morel forl acutelyl ill
-l needl lessl forl thosel withl kidneyl disease
Q:l achlorhydria
Answer:
decreasedl gastricl acidl output,l whichl canl leadl tol diminishedl absorptionl ofl b12,l folicl
acid,l andl irene
Q:l caloricl requirementsl inl thosel 30-80l yearsl oldl decreasel by
Answer:
22%
,Q:l caloricl needsl ofl olderl adults
Answer:
nol stress:l 25/kg
mildl stress:l 30/kg
moderatel stress:l 35/kgl (UTI,l stagel 3l ulcer)
severel stress:l 40/kgl (sepsis)
Q:l poorl intakel ofl foodl inl thel olderl adultl isl oftenl anl indicationl of....
Answer:
illness!l asl welll asl limitationsl tol sociall resources/accessl tol food
Q:l ultrasensitivel markersl ofl B12l deficiencyl include
Answer:
-l increasedl MMA
-l increasedl seruml homocysteine
Q:l whenl tol getl al seruml orl urinel MMA/homocysteinel level
Answer:
ifl seruml b12l <l 350
ifl MMAl orl homocysteinel isl highl -l thenl canl treatl olderl adultl forl b12l deficiency
Q:l whyl isl itl importantl tol alwaysl checkl b12l andl folatel together?
Answer:
bcl ifl youl treatl onel withoutl treatingl thel other,l itl willl notl help.l
ifl treatingl folicl acidl w/ol treatingl lowl b12,l thenl canl causel damagel tol spinall cordl -l
causesl permanentl neuropathy
, Q:l whatl isl consideredl involuntaryl weightl loss
Answer:
lossl ofl 10lbsl orl >l 5%l ofl bodyl weightl overl 6-12l months
Q:l cachexia
Answer:
severel weightl lossl andl diminishedl nutritionall intakel withl cytokine-mediatedl responsel -->l
.RA,l CHF,l COPD,l HIV
Q:l wasting
Answer:
likel cachexial butl WITHOUTl cytokinel mediatedl response
Q:l whatl medsl canl causel B12l deficiency
Answer:
-l PPIs
-l Metformin
Q:l obesityl isl al BMIl of
Answer:
>l 28l kg/m2
ORl inl olderl adults,l >l 30
Q:l agingl andl absorption
Answer:
Gerontologyl Managementl Acrossl thel
Continuuml ofl Carel Review|l UTAl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l whenl transferrinl isl low,l thisl canl indicate
Answer:
proteinl depletionl andl proteinl lossl -l fallsl withl liverl disease
Q:l 150-200l transferrinl valuel indicates
Answer:
mildl proteinl depletion
Q:l 100-149l transferrinl valuel indicates
Answer:
moderatel proteinl depletion
Q:l <l 100l transferrinl valuel indicate
Answer:
severel proteinl depletion
Q:l hypocholesterolemia
,Answer:
<l 160mg/dL
Q:l weightl lossl indicatorl ofl nutritionall riskl andl morbidity
Answer:
5%l lossl inl 1l monthl orl 10%l lossl inl 6l months
Q:l whatl amountl ofl caloriesl isl neededl perl dayl tol maintainl weight
Answer:
25-30kcal/kg
Q:l dailyl proteinl intakel forl healthyl adults
Answer:
0.8g/kg
-l needl morel forl acutelyl ill
-l needl lessl forl thosel withl kidneyl disease
Q:l achlorhydria
Answer:
decreasedl gastricl acidl output,l whichl canl leadl tol diminishedl absorptionl ofl b12,l folicl
acid,l andl irene
Q:l caloricl requirementsl inl thosel 30-80l yearsl oldl decreasel by
Answer:
22%
,Q:l caloricl needsl ofl olderl adults
Answer:
nol stress:l 25/kg
mildl stress:l 30/kg
moderatel stress:l 35/kgl (UTI,l stagel 3l ulcer)
severel stress:l 40/kgl (sepsis)
Q:l poorl intakel ofl foodl inl thel olderl adultl isl oftenl anl indicationl of....
Answer:
illness!l asl welll asl limitationsl tol sociall resources/accessl tol food
Q:l ultrasensitivel markersl ofl B12l deficiencyl include
Answer:
-l increasedl MMA
-l increasedl seruml homocysteine
Q:l whenl tol getl al seruml orl urinel MMA/homocysteinel level
Answer:
ifl seruml b12l <l 350
ifl MMAl orl homocysteinel isl highl -l thenl canl treatl olderl adultl forl b12l deficiency
Q:l whyl isl itl importantl tol alwaysl checkl b12l andl folatel together?
Answer:
bcl ifl youl treatl onel withoutl treatingl thel other,l itl willl notl help.l
ifl treatingl folicl acidl w/ol treatingl lowl b12,l thenl canl causel damagel tol spinall cordl -l
causesl permanentl neuropathy
, Q:l whatl isl consideredl involuntaryl weightl loss
Answer:
lossl ofl 10lbsl orl >l 5%l ofl bodyl weightl overl 6-12l months
Q:l cachexia
Answer:
severel weightl lossl andl diminishedl nutritionall intakel withl cytokine-mediatedl responsel -->l
.RA,l CHF,l COPD,l HIV
Q:l wasting
Answer:
likel cachexial butl WITHOUTl cytokinel mediatedl response
Q:l whatl medsl canl causel B12l deficiency
Answer:
-l PPIs
-l Metformin
Q:l obesityl isl al BMIl of
Answer:
>l 28l kg/m2
ORl inl olderl adults,l >l 30
Q:l agingl andl absorption
Answer:
