NURS 6540 MIDTERM EXAM 2024 WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS| PASS WITH THE BEST GRADES
(WALDEN UNIVERSITY).
What is a big influence of geriatric functionality and quality of life? - Correct
Answer-Injury prevention
What are the physiological changes of aging - Correct Answer-
1. Reduced physiological reserve of most body systems
2.Reduced homeostatic mechanisms that fail to adjust
3. Changes in the sympathetic response
4. Impaired immunological function- infection risk is greater and autoimmune
diseases are more prevalent.
What are geriatric syndromes - Correct Answer-Diseases that involve multiple
systems and have more than one underlying cause
What are the geriatric syndrome giants currently - Correct Answer-Frailty,
anorexia of aging, sarcopenia and cognitive impariment
What are bimodal presentations of disease - Correct Answer-Diseases that can
present in a younger age and an older age.
What are examples of bimodal diseases? - Correct Answer-Psoriasis, Inflammatory
bowel disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's disease, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and
myasthenia gravis
, What is primary prevention? - Correct Answer-Activities to prevent the occurrence
of a disease or adverse, including mental health
What is secondary prevention - Correct Answer-Tasks directed towards detection
of a disease or adverse health condition in an asymptomatic individual who has
risk factors
What is tertiary prevention - Correct Answer-The management of existing
conditions to prevent disability and minimize complications to prevent disability
for optimal function
What factors influence lab value interpretation in the older adult - Correct Answer-
1. physiological changes with aging
2. the prevalence of chronic disease
3. changes in nutritional and fluid intake
4. Lifestyle
What lab values is important - Correct Answer-Creatinine clearance, GFR and
renal function
What are examples of drugs are eliminated renally - Correct Answer-Digoxin, H2
blockers, lithium and water-soluable antibiotics
What are the two formulas to evaluate the kidney function - Correct Answer-The
Cockcroft-Gault formula and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD)
What neurological conditions commonly have an initial onset in older age? -
Correct Answer-Parkinson's, dementia, stroke, and complex partial seizures
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS| PASS WITH THE BEST GRADES
(WALDEN UNIVERSITY).
What is a big influence of geriatric functionality and quality of life? - Correct
Answer-Injury prevention
What are the physiological changes of aging - Correct Answer-
1. Reduced physiological reserve of most body systems
2.Reduced homeostatic mechanisms that fail to adjust
3. Changes in the sympathetic response
4. Impaired immunological function- infection risk is greater and autoimmune
diseases are more prevalent.
What are geriatric syndromes - Correct Answer-Diseases that involve multiple
systems and have more than one underlying cause
What are the geriatric syndrome giants currently - Correct Answer-Frailty,
anorexia of aging, sarcopenia and cognitive impariment
What are bimodal presentations of disease - Correct Answer-Diseases that can
present in a younger age and an older age.
What are examples of bimodal diseases? - Correct Answer-Psoriasis, Inflammatory
bowel disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's disease, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and
myasthenia gravis
, What is primary prevention? - Correct Answer-Activities to prevent the occurrence
of a disease or adverse, including mental health
What is secondary prevention - Correct Answer-Tasks directed towards detection
of a disease or adverse health condition in an asymptomatic individual who has
risk factors
What is tertiary prevention - Correct Answer-The management of existing
conditions to prevent disability and minimize complications to prevent disability
for optimal function
What factors influence lab value interpretation in the older adult - Correct Answer-
1. physiological changes with aging
2. the prevalence of chronic disease
3. changes in nutritional and fluid intake
4. Lifestyle
What lab values is important - Correct Answer-Creatinine clearance, GFR and
renal function
What are examples of drugs are eliminated renally - Correct Answer-Digoxin, H2
blockers, lithium and water-soluable antibiotics
What are the two formulas to evaluate the kidney function - Correct Answer-The
Cockcroft-Gault formula and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD)
What neurological conditions commonly have an initial onset in older age? -
Correct Answer-Parkinson's, dementia, stroke, and complex partial seizures
