GERIATRIC COMPREHENSIVE STUDY PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉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.
◉presbycusis. Answer: a gradual loss of sensorineural hearing that
occurs as the body ages
, ◉biologic clock theory. Answer: cells programmed to live a certain
amount of time, then break down and die
◉free-radical theory. Answer: oxygen molecules with an unstable
electron move around the cell, damaging cell structures as they go
◉wear and tear theory. Answer: suggests that the body, much like
any machine, gradually deteriorates and finally wears out
◉immune system failure theory. Answer: the system loses its ability
to protect the body from disease
◉autoimmune theory. Answer: body no longer recognizes itself and
begins to attack itself and break down
◉hypertension. Answer: high blood pressure (most common health
concern)
◉arthritis. Answer: inflammation of a joint (second most common
health concern)
◉heart disease. Answer: any disease of the heart muscle or other
working parts of the heart (third most common health concern)
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉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.
◉presbycusis. Answer: a gradual loss of sensorineural hearing that
occurs as the body ages
, ◉biologic clock theory. Answer: cells programmed to live a certain
amount of time, then break down and die
◉free-radical theory. Answer: oxygen molecules with an unstable
electron move around the cell, damaging cell structures as they go
◉wear and tear theory. Answer: suggests that the body, much like
any machine, gradually deteriorates and finally wears out
◉immune system failure theory. Answer: the system loses its ability
to protect the body from disease
◉autoimmune theory. Answer: body no longer recognizes itself and
begins to attack itself and break down
◉hypertension. Answer: high blood pressure (most common health
concern)
◉arthritis. Answer: inflammation of a joint (second most common
health concern)
◉heart disease. Answer: any disease of the heart muscle or other
working parts of the heart (third most common health concern)
