NCOA Quiz 2 2025 Questions and
Answers
on average how many medications is a person 65+ taking? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-14
on average how many medications is a person 80+ taking? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-18
what percentage of hospitalizations is due to drug issues? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-
15%
Beers Criteria - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-list of drugs that should be avoided by the
elderly
STOPP/START six basic criteria - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-1. Start low and go slow
2. Start one and stop two
3. Don't use if adverse effects are worse than the disease
4. Use as few as possible
5. Assess patient response frequently
6. Consider drug holidays
risk for the older adult on meds - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-- Inadequate knowledge about
the drug
- sharing medications with family and friends
- using over the counter medications with prescription
- use of meds with alcohol
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, Dementia symptoms include - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-memory loss, confusion,
changes in thinking behavior
Delirium - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-confusion that is reversible
how much does a brain with Alzheimers weigh? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-1 lb - with
beta amaloyd and tangles
what is considered the file cabinet of the brain? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-hippocampus
in alzheimers what part of the brain is broken and results in short term memory loss?
- ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-hippocampus
what remains intact late into Alzheimers due to the amygdala still working? -
....ANSWER☑️☑️...-basic emotions
the goal of habilitation - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-to promote a positive emotion in the
person with Alzheimers and focus on their strengths
5 domains of habilitation - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-1. communication
2. physical environment
3. approach to personal care (the I-You mentality, not I-It)
4. activity and purposeful engagement
5. behavior as communication(all behaviors have a reason, look for meaning)
when are gastric secretions increased during the sleep cycle? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-
REM
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-a sleep disorder
characterized by the brain's failure to suppress voluntary actions during REM sleep,
resulting in the sleeper verbally and physically responding to the dream story
many end up with Parkinson's or dementia
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Answers
on average how many medications is a person 65+ taking? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-14
on average how many medications is a person 80+ taking? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-18
what percentage of hospitalizations is due to drug issues? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-
15%
Beers Criteria - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-list of drugs that should be avoided by the
elderly
STOPP/START six basic criteria - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-1. Start low and go slow
2. Start one and stop two
3. Don't use if adverse effects are worse than the disease
4. Use as few as possible
5. Assess patient response frequently
6. Consider drug holidays
risk for the older adult on meds - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-- Inadequate knowledge about
the drug
- sharing medications with family and friends
- using over the counter medications with prescription
- use of meds with alcohol
…FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY…©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED…. 1
, Dementia symptoms include - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-memory loss, confusion,
changes in thinking behavior
Delirium - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-confusion that is reversible
how much does a brain with Alzheimers weigh? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-1 lb - with
beta amaloyd and tangles
what is considered the file cabinet of the brain? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-hippocampus
in alzheimers what part of the brain is broken and results in short term memory loss?
- ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-hippocampus
what remains intact late into Alzheimers due to the amygdala still working? -
....ANSWER☑️☑️...-basic emotions
the goal of habilitation - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-to promote a positive emotion in the
person with Alzheimers and focus on their strengths
5 domains of habilitation - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-1. communication
2. physical environment
3. approach to personal care (the I-You mentality, not I-It)
4. activity and purposeful engagement
5. behavior as communication(all behaviors have a reason, look for meaning)
when are gastric secretions increased during the sleep cycle? - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-
REM
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-a sleep disorder
characterized by the brain's failure to suppress voluntary actions during REM sleep,
resulting in the sleeper verbally and physically responding to the dream story
many end up with Parkinson's or dementia
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