Geriatric Emergencies (Ch. 33)
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The last meal is particularly important in a patient with:
a. hypertension
b. myocardial infarction
c. COPD
d. diabetes - ✔✔d
The heart rate should be in the normal adult rage for a geriatric patient but can be altered
by medications such as:
a. insulin
b. beta-blockers
c. alpha-blockers
d. aspirin - ✔✔b
Which of the following is not considered a typical intervention when treating an elderly patient?
a. oxygenation
b. administration of glucose
c. immobilization
d. psychological support - ✔✔c
The "E" of the GEMS diamond stands for:
a. environmental assessment
, b. events leading to the incident
c. extrication of the patient
d. emergency assessment - ✔✔a
The alveoli in an older patient's lung tissue can become enlarged and less elastic, making it:
a. easier to inhale air
b. harder to inhale air
c. easier to exhale air
d. harder to exhale air - ✔✔d
_______ is the leading cause of death from infection in Americans older than age 65 years.
a. chronic bronchitis
b. pneumonia
c. endocarditis
d. influenza - ✔✔b
A patient with leg pain who complains of sudden shortness of breath, tachycardia, fever, chest pain, and
a feeling of impending doom is likely experiencing a(n):
a. pulmonary embolism
b. pneumonia
c. myocardial infarction
d. aortic aneurysm - ✔✔a
Geriatric patients are at risk for _________, an accumulation of fatty material in the arteries.
a. vasculitis
b. arteriosclerosis
c. atherosclerosis
d. varicose veins - ✔✔c
Exam with Questions and Correct
Answers
The last meal is particularly important in a patient with:
a. hypertension
b. myocardial infarction
c. COPD
d. diabetes - ✔✔d
The heart rate should be in the normal adult rage for a geriatric patient but can be altered
by medications such as:
a. insulin
b. beta-blockers
c. alpha-blockers
d. aspirin - ✔✔b
Which of the following is not considered a typical intervention when treating an elderly patient?
a. oxygenation
b. administration of glucose
c. immobilization
d. psychological support - ✔✔c
The "E" of the GEMS diamond stands for:
a. environmental assessment
, b. events leading to the incident
c. extrication of the patient
d. emergency assessment - ✔✔a
The alveoli in an older patient's lung tissue can become enlarged and less elastic, making it:
a. easier to inhale air
b. harder to inhale air
c. easier to exhale air
d. harder to exhale air - ✔✔d
_______ is the leading cause of death from infection in Americans older than age 65 years.
a. chronic bronchitis
b. pneumonia
c. endocarditis
d. influenza - ✔✔b
A patient with leg pain who complains of sudden shortness of breath, tachycardia, fever, chest pain, and
a feeling of impending doom is likely experiencing a(n):
a. pulmonary embolism
b. pneumonia
c. myocardial infarction
d. aortic aneurysm - ✔✔a
Geriatric patients are at risk for _________, an accumulation of fatty material in the arteries.
a. vasculitis
b. arteriosclerosis
c. atherosclerosis
d. varicose veins - ✔✔c
