HAM’S PRIMARY CARE GERIATRICS A CASE-
BASED APPROACH 6TH EDITION TEST BANK
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most TRUE about aging
changes?
A. Stage 3 and 4 sleep decreases.
B. Renal perfusion is not reduced, but renal function is reduced.
C. Hearing acuity declines beginning in middle age.
D. Prostatic enlargement occurs only in a minority of men. Answer: A
◉ Ch. 1: An old woman who is care for by attentive, cautious,
concerned family is particularly likely to suffer from which of the
following complications after an episode of gastroenteritis?
A. Immobility related to over-concern.
B. Continued vomiting caused by too-rapid feeding.
C. Diarrhea resulting from administration of milk products.
D. Constipation related to over-treatment of diarrhea. Answer: A
,◉ Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most TRUE about psychological
aging?
A. Disengagement tends to promote better psychological health than
continued engagement.
B. Having a spouse is the best way to be assured of having a caregiver
when one becomes disabled.
C. Ability to have quality of life is related to cognitive function.
D. Planning for the future is a key element of successful aging.
E. Many older people are ageist. Answer: E
◉ Ch. 1: Of the following conditions, which one is most common and
most often preventable?
A. Falls
B. Frailty
C. Cognitive impairment
D. Iatrogenic disease
E. Depression. Answer: D
◉ Ch. 29: What is the hallmark of frailty in an aged patient?
,A. The patient is unable to personally manage key activities of self-care.
B. The patient's reserve to withstand physiologic stress is significantly
reduced.
C. The patient has long problem and medication lists. Answer: B
◉ Ch. 29: Which pattern of problems would more likely identify a frail
aged patient?
A. She is unable to manage her own medications and her own wardrobe.
B. She requires supplemental oxygen at night and during exercises.
C. She walks very slowly, is losing weight, and does not have the
strength to brush her own teeth. Answer: C
◉ Ch. 29: Having identified an aged patient as being irreversibly quite
frail, the PCP would be wise to do which of the following?
A. Begin a discussion with the patient and family about care goals and
intervention limitations.
B. Withdraw disease-targeting medications and medical treatments.
C. Reduce functional maintenance modalities such as therapeutic
exercise and activities. Answer: A
◉ Ch. 29: Each of these factors can help serve to identify a patient as
frail and vulnerable except:
, A. Low activity level and easy fatigability
B. Major progressing weight loss
C. A large number of major organ-system co-morbidities
D. Progressive loss of strength
E. Very advanced age
F. There is no "except" .. all are important factors in frailty. Answer: F
◉ Ch. 29: Progress has been made in defining a valid concept of frailty.
Pick the one true statement about current understanding of the frailty
syndrome.
A. Neither of the Fried nor Rockwood model is well suited to frailty
research
B. Neither the Fried nor Rockwood model has found wide acceptance in
the clinical care.
C. The Fried model takes into account cognitive decline, pain, and
chronologic age.
D. Regardless of the models used to characterize it, frailty is a syndrome
that rarely improve even with carefully tailored interventions. Answer: .
B
◉ Ch. 29: Which of these statements about frailty is (are) true?
BASED APPROACH 6TH EDITION TEST BANK
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most TRUE about aging
changes?
A. Stage 3 and 4 sleep decreases.
B. Renal perfusion is not reduced, but renal function is reduced.
C. Hearing acuity declines beginning in middle age.
D. Prostatic enlargement occurs only in a minority of men. Answer: A
◉ Ch. 1: An old woman who is care for by attentive, cautious,
concerned family is particularly likely to suffer from which of the
following complications after an episode of gastroenteritis?
A. Immobility related to over-concern.
B. Continued vomiting caused by too-rapid feeding.
C. Diarrhea resulting from administration of milk products.
D. Constipation related to over-treatment of diarrhea. Answer: A
,◉ Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most TRUE about psychological
aging?
A. Disengagement tends to promote better psychological health than
continued engagement.
B. Having a spouse is the best way to be assured of having a caregiver
when one becomes disabled.
C. Ability to have quality of life is related to cognitive function.
D. Planning for the future is a key element of successful aging.
E. Many older people are ageist. Answer: E
◉ Ch. 1: Of the following conditions, which one is most common and
most often preventable?
A. Falls
B. Frailty
C. Cognitive impairment
D. Iatrogenic disease
E. Depression. Answer: D
◉ Ch. 29: What is the hallmark of frailty in an aged patient?
,A. The patient is unable to personally manage key activities of self-care.
B. The patient's reserve to withstand physiologic stress is significantly
reduced.
C. The patient has long problem and medication lists. Answer: B
◉ Ch. 29: Which pattern of problems would more likely identify a frail
aged patient?
A. She is unable to manage her own medications and her own wardrobe.
B. She requires supplemental oxygen at night and during exercises.
C. She walks very slowly, is losing weight, and does not have the
strength to brush her own teeth. Answer: C
◉ Ch. 29: Having identified an aged patient as being irreversibly quite
frail, the PCP would be wise to do which of the following?
A. Begin a discussion with the patient and family about care goals and
intervention limitations.
B. Withdraw disease-targeting medications and medical treatments.
C. Reduce functional maintenance modalities such as therapeutic
exercise and activities. Answer: A
◉ Ch. 29: Each of these factors can help serve to identify a patient as
frail and vulnerable except:
, A. Low activity level and easy fatigability
B. Major progressing weight loss
C. A large number of major organ-system co-morbidities
D. Progressive loss of strength
E. Very advanced age
F. There is no "except" .. all are important factors in frailty. Answer: F
◉ Ch. 29: Progress has been made in defining a valid concept of frailty.
Pick the one true statement about current understanding of the frailty
syndrome.
A. Neither of the Fried nor Rockwood model is well suited to frailty
research
B. Neither the Fried nor Rockwood model has found wide acceptance in
the clinical care.
C. The Fried model takes into account cognitive decline, pain, and
chronologic age.
D. Regardless of the models used to characterize it, frailty is a syndrome
that rarely improve even with carefully tailored interventions. Answer: .
B
◉ Ch. 29: Which of these statements about frailty is (are) true?
