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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. Reduced physiological reserve
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B. Reduced homeostatic mechanisms
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C. Impaired immunological response
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D. All of the above
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2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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,A. Randomized controlled clinical trials
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D. Case control studies
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3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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A. Reference ranges are preferable
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B. Abnormal findings are often due to physiological aging
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C. Normal ranges may not be applicable for older adults
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D. Reference values are not necessarily acceptable values
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4. Biochemical individuality is best described as: v v v v v




A. Each individual’s variation is often much greater than that of a larger group
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B. The unique biochemical profile of a selected population
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C. The truly “normal” individual—falling within average range
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D. Each individual’s variation is often much smaller than that of a larger group
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D. The oside oeffects ocommonly oassociated owith othe odrug
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v o vo v o 7. o All othe ofollowing ostatements oare ofalse oabout odrug oabsorption oexcept:
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A. Antacids oincrease othe obioavailability oof odigitalis
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B. Gastric oacidity odecreases owith oage
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D. Underlying ochronic odisease ohas olittle oimpact oon odrug oabsorption
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A. Drugs odistributed oin owater ohave olower oconcentration
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B. Drugs odistributed oin ofat ohave oless ointense, omore oprolonged oeffect
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C. Drugs ohighly oprotein obound ohave ogreater opotential oto ocauseoan oadverse odrug oreaction
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