GERIATRIC ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉anorexia. Answer: loss of appetite
◉decubiti. Answer: pressure sore
◉delirium. Answer: an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in
fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by
restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
◉dementia. Answer: a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities,
including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often
accompanied by personality changes
◉aphasia. Answer: inability to speak
◉dysphagia. Answer: difficulty swallowing
◉pruritus. Answer: intense itching
-do not use antibacterial soap (increases drying)
,-less frequent bathing
-water based cleansers (no alcohol)
◉intermittent claudication. Answer: pain in the leg muscles that
occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest
◉dysrhythmia / arrhythmia. Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
◉ageism. Answer: Discrimination based on age
◉miocardial infarction (MI). Answer: heart attack
◉hemiplegia. Answer: paralysis of one side of the body
◉incontinence. Answer: inability to control bladder and/or bowels
◉syncope. Answer: fainting
◉dysarthria. Answer: the inability to use speech that is distinct and
connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the
peripheral or central nervous system
, ◉CVA. Answer: cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
◉TIA. Answer: transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
◉ataxia. Answer: lack of muscle coordination
◉nocturia. Answer: excessive urination at night
◉orthostatic hypotension. Answer: low blood pressure that occurs
upon standing up
◉lentigo. Answer: a flat, brownish spot on the skin sometimes
caused by exposure to the sun and weather; freckle
◉sundowning syndrome. Answer: Older adult habitually becomes
confused, restless, and agitated after dark
◉purse lip breathing. Answer: Technique helps keep airways open
doing exhalation promotes carbon dioxide at excretion. use any time
patient feel short of breath. Seen in COPD
◉presbyopia. Answer: farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of
the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉anorexia. Answer: loss of appetite
◉decubiti. Answer: pressure sore
◉delirium. Answer: an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in
fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by
restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
◉dementia. Answer: a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities,
including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often
accompanied by personality changes
◉aphasia. Answer: inability to speak
◉dysphagia. Answer: difficulty swallowing
◉pruritus. Answer: intense itching
-do not use antibacterial soap (increases drying)
,-less frequent bathing
-water based cleansers (no alcohol)
◉intermittent claudication. Answer: pain in the leg muscles that
occurs during exercise and is relieved by rest
◉dysrhythmia / arrhythmia. Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
◉ageism. Answer: Discrimination based on age
◉miocardial infarction (MI). Answer: heart attack
◉hemiplegia. Answer: paralysis of one side of the body
◉incontinence. Answer: inability to control bladder and/or bowels
◉syncope. Answer: fainting
◉dysarthria. Answer: the inability to use speech that is distinct and
connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the
peripheral or central nervous system
, ◉CVA. Answer: cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
◉TIA. Answer: transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
◉ataxia. Answer: lack of muscle coordination
◉nocturia. Answer: excessive urination at night
◉orthostatic hypotension. Answer: low blood pressure that occurs
upon standing up
◉lentigo. Answer: a flat, brownish spot on the skin sometimes
caused by exposure to the sun and weather; freckle
◉sundowning syndrome. Answer: Older adult habitually becomes
confused, restless, and agitated after dark
◉purse lip breathing. Answer: Technique helps keep airways open
doing exhalation promotes carbon dioxide at excretion. use any time
patient feel short of breath. Seen in COPD
◉presbyopia. Answer: farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of
the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.
