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c in the Care of Older Adults, 3rd Edition
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by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 23, Complete
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,AnswerscatcthecendcofcthecChapterc
Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
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MultiplecChoice
Identifycthecchoicecthatcbestccompletescthecstatementcorcanswerscthecquestion.
1. Thecmajorcimpactcofcthecphysiologicalcchangescthatcoccurcwithcagingcis:
A. Reducedcphysiologicalcreserve
B. Reducedchomeostaticcmechanisms
C. Impairedcimmunologicalcresponse
D. Allcofcthecabove
2. Thecstrongestcevidencecregardingcnormalcphysiologicalcagingciscavailablecthrough:
,A. Randomizedccontrolledcclinicalctrials
B. Cross-sectionalcstudies
C. Longitudinalcstudies
D. Caseccontrolcstudies
ccc 3.c Allcofcthecfollowingcstatementscarectruecaboutclaboratory
valuescincoldercadultsexcept:
A. Referencecrangescarecpreferable
B. Abnormalcfindingscarecoftencduectocphysiologicalcaging
C. Normalcrangescmaycnotcbecapplicablecforcoldercadults
D. Referencecvaluescarecnotcnecessarilycacceptablecvalues
ccc 4.c Biochemicalcindividualityciscbestcdescribedcas:
A. Eachcindividual’scvariationciscoftencmuchcgreatercthancthatcofcaclargercgroup
B. Thecuniquecbiochemicalcprofilecofcacselectedcpopulation
C. Thectrulyc“normal”cindividual—fallingcwithincaveragecrange
D. Eachcindividual’scvariationciscoftencmuchcsmallercthancthatcofcaclargercgroup
ccc 5.c Polypharmacyciscbestcdescribedcasctaking:
A. Morecthancninecmedicationscpercday
B. Morecthancfivecmedicationscpercday
, C. Evencacsinglecmedicationcifcthereciscnotcacclearcindicationcforcitscuse
D. Whencacdrugciscgivenctoctreatcthecsideceffectcofcanothercdrug
ccc 6.c Pharmacokineticcchangescwithcagingciscreflectivecof:
A. Whatcthecdrugcdoesctocthecbody
B. Whatcthecbodycdoesctocthecdrug
C. Theceffectcatcthecsitecofcactioncandcthectimecandcintensitycofcthecdrug
D. Thecsideceffectsccommonlycassociatedcwithcthecdrug
ccc 7.c Allcthecfollowingcstatementscarecfalsecaboutcdrugcabsorptioncexcept:
A. Antacidscincreasecthecbioavailabilitycofcdigitalis
B. Gastriccaciditycdecreasescwithcage
C. Anticholinergicscincreaseccoloniccmotility
D. Underlyingcchroniccdiseasechasclittlecimpactconcdrugcabsorption
ccc 8.c Allcofcthecfollowingcstatementscarectruecaboutcdrugcdistributioncincthe
elderlycexcept:
A. Drugscdistributedcincwaterchaveclowercconcentration
B. Drugscdistributedcincfatchaveclesscintense,cmorecprolongedceffect
C. Drugschighlycproteincboundchavecgreatercpotentialctoccausecancadversecdrugcreaction