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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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,Answers at the end of the Chapter
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Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
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IdentifyBtheBchoiceBthatBbestBcompletesBtheBstatementBorBanswersBtheBquestion.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. ReducedBphysiologicalBreserve
B. ReducedBhomeostaticBmechanisms
C. ImpairedBimmunologicalBresponse
D. AllBofBtheBabove
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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,A. RandomizedBcontrolledBclinicalBtrials
B. Cross-sectionalBstudies
C. LongitudinalBstudies
D. CaseBcontrolBstudies
BBB 3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. ReferenceBrangesBareBpreferable
B. AbnormalBfindingsBareBoftenBdueBtoBphysiologicalBaging
C. NormalBrangesBmayBnotBbeBapplicableBforBolderBadults
D. ReferenceBvaluesBareBnotBnecessarilyBacceptableBvalues
BBB 4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. EachBindividual’sBvariationBisBoftenBmuchBgreaterBthanBthatBofBaBlargerBgroup
B. TheBuniqueBbiochemicalBprofileBofBaBselectedBpopulation
C. TheBtrulyB“normal”Bindividual—fallingBwithinBaverageBrange
D. EachBindividual’sBvariationBisBoftenBmuchBsmallerBthanBthatBofBaBlargerBgroup
BBB 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. MoreBthanBnineBmedicationsBperBday
B. MoreBthanBfiveBmedicationsBperBday
, C. EvenBaBsingleBmedicationBifBthereBisBnotBaBclearBindicationBforBitsBuse
D. WhenBaBdrugBisBgivenBtoBtreatBtheBsideBeffectBofBanotherBdrug
BBB 6. Pharmacokinetic changes with aging is reflective of:
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A. WhatBtheBdrugBdoesBtoBtheBbody
B. WhatBtheBbodyBdoesBtoBtheBdrug
C. TheBeffectBatBtheBsiteBofBactionBandBtheBtimeBandBintensityBofBtheBdrug
D. TheBsideBeffectsBcommonlyBassociatedBwithBtheBdrug
BBB 7. All the following statements are false about drug absorption except:
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A. AntacidsBincreaseBtheBbioavailabilityBofBdigitalis
B. GastricBacidityBdecreasesBwithBage
C. AnticholinergicsBincreaseBcolonicBmotility
D. UnderlyingBchronicBdiseaseBhasBlittleBimpactBonBdrugBabsorption
BBB 8. All of the following statements are true about drug distribution in the
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elderly except:
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A. DrugsBdistributedBinBwaterBhaveBlowerBconcentration
B. DrugsBdistributedBinBfatBhaveBlessBintense,BmoreBprolongedBeffect
C. DrugsBhighlyBproteinBboundBhaveBgreaterBpotentialBtoBcauseBanBadverseBdrugBreaction