ADULT GERONTOLOGY EXAM #1 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS 2026

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Obesity Metabolic syndrome High dietary intake of fat Excessive sodium intake Physical inactivity Excessive alcohol intake Tobacco use - ANSWERSModifiable Risk Factors for HTN African American Advanced age Family history Male gender - ANSWERSNon-modifiable Risk Factors for HTN Episodic HTN (pheochromocytoma) HTN resistant to medications - ANSWERSIndications for ambulatory BP monitoring Anemia Hodgkin's disease Multiple myeloma Leukemia Lupus Addison's disease Rheumatoid arthritis - ANSWERSCauses of decreased RBCs? (7) Polycythemia Dehydration Acute poisoning Severe diarrhea Pulmonary fibrosis - ANSWERSCauses of increased RBCs? (5) Anemia

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ADULT GERONTOLOGY EXAM #1
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS 2026
Obesity
Metabolic syndrome
High dietary intake of fat
Excessive sodium intake
Physical inactivity
Excessive alcohol intake
Tobacco use - ANSWERSModifiable Risk Factors for HTN

African American
Advanced age
Family history
Male gender - ANSWERSNon-modifiable Risk Factors for HTN

Episodic HTN (pheochromocytoma)
HTN resistant to medications - ANSWERSIndications for ambulatory BP monitoring

Anemia
Hodgkin's disease
Multiple myeloma
Leukemia
Lupus
Addison's disease
Rheumatoid arthritis - ANSWERSCauses of decreased RBCs? (7)

Polycythemia
Dehydration
Acute poisoning
Severe diarrhea
Pulmonary fibrosis - ANSWERSCauses of increased RBCs? (5)

Anemia
Cirrhosis
Leukemia
Hyperthyroid
Acute blood loss
Hemolysis - ANSWERSCauses of decreased hematocrit? (6)

Polycythemia

, Dehydration
Shock
Living in high altitudes - ANSWERSCauses of increased hematocrit?

Polycythemia
CHF
Burns
High altitudes
COPD
Medications - ANSWERSIncreased hemoglobin?

Anemia
Hyperthyroid
Cirrhosis
Dehydration
Hemorrhage
Hemolytic reaction
Pregnancy
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Lupus - ANSWERSDecreased hemoglobin?

Anaplastic anemia
Chronic infection
Radiation therapy
Endocrine tumors
Tumor in the bone marrow
Marrow not producing enough RBCs
Iron deficient anema
Pernicious anemia - ANSWERSDecreased reticulocyte?

Check B12 (always check B12 and folate together)
If borderline or inconclusive, can check homocysteine and/or methylmalonic acid levels
(precursor of B12) - ANSWERSIf MCV elevated, next step?

CGL
Polycythemia vera
Liver disease
cancer with liver metastasis - ANSWERSIncreased B12?

Iron deficiency anemia
Anemia of chronic disease
Sideroblastic anemias
Thalassemias
Hemoglobinopathies - ANSWERSMicrocytic anemia

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