answers
_______ circulation is most common place for a stroke Ans✓✓✓ anterior
circulation
________ is the most important modifiable risk factor in stroke Ans✓✓✓ HTN
_________ is an acute onset of memory deficit, disorientation, attention issues
with fluctuation in status based on situation and IS reversible Ans✓✓✓ delirium
__________ is insidious in onset with progressive decline in cognition Ans✓✓✓
dementia
2/3 of all dementia cases are from.... Ans✓✓✓ alzheimers
4 stages of menopause Ans✓✓✓ Premenopause
Perimenopause
Menopause
Postmenopause
5-alpha reductase inhibitors examples Ans✓✓✓ -teride
finasteride
dutasteride
,5-alpha reductase inhibitors works by Ans✓✓✓ reduce levels of
dihydrotestosterone to reduce size of prostate (static component)
A 70-year-old woman reports sexual pain with deep penetration only. What is the
most likely cause of her problem? Ans✓✓✓ high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction
A 72-year-old woman reports vaginal dryness that interferes with coitus. Her
medical history includes type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and osteoarthritis.
Medications are glyburide, chlorthalidone, and acetaminophen. What would be
your first step in therapy? Ans✓✓✓ stop chlorthalidone
accurate diagnosis of sleep disorders requires....(5) Ans✓✓✓ sleep diary
accurate history
1 week actigraphy (sleep monitor)
physiologic rhythm of temp and of melatonin
adjunctive PD medication to reduce "off" time Ans✓✓✓ amantadine , dopamine
agonists (pramipexole, ropinirole, rotigotine, bromocriptine),
advanced sleep wake disorder Ans✓✓✓ early risers , early to bed
ageism and sexuality Ans✓✓✓ the belief the older adults are sexless
agents used to control BP in acute ischemic stroke Ans✓✓✓ beta blockers
(labetalol)
,ca channel blockers (nicardipine)
Alpha-1 adrenergic blockers examples Ans✓✓✓ - osin
terazosin
doxazosin
tamsulosin
Alpha-1 adrenergic blockers work by Ans✓✓✓ relaxing smooth muscle of
prostate (i.e. dynamic component)
alternative treatment of hormonal therapy for women with history of breast
cancer Ans✓✓✓ selective estrogen receptor modulators which block or activate
estrogen receptors in certain areas of the body
amount of sleep recommended for older adult Ans✓✓✓ more than 5 hours, no
more than 9 hours
an older adult may have absent ankle jerk reflex: is this normal or pathologic
Ans✓✓✓ normal
anterior circulation of the brain Ans✓✓✓ supplied by internal carotid arteries
and circulates to the frontal, parietal, lateral temporal lobes
Anticipatory grief Ans✓✓✓ occurs before actual death or loss
antidepressant without sexual side effect Ans✓✓✓ bupropion
, are Kübler-Ross stages linear Ans✓✓✓ no they can be experienced out of order,
with stages missing, or multiple times
at which dementia stage does the person begin to lose ability to complete ADLs
Ans✓✓✓ moderate
Barriers to end of life care Ans✓✓✓ healthcare focuses on cure
financial criteria: reimbursement and operating costs
cultural issues
social issues
discomfort with addressing issues of death both pt, family and HCP
psychological of coping response to death, dying (denial).
because of the broad differential dx for PD, consider referral to Ans✓✓✓
neurology
bereavement Ans✓✓✓ state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved
one
normal period of grief and mourning
BPH is a _____________ disease involving ....... Ans✓✓✓ multifactorial disease
involving smooth muscle hyperplasia
cancers (endometrial, ovarian, cervical, vaginal) tx Ans✓✓✓ total hysterectomy