in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition
by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete
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1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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D. All of the above
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2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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C. Normalranges may not beapplicable for older adults
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A. Eachindividual’s variationis often much greater thanthat of a larger group
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B. Theuniquebiochemical profile of a selected population
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C. Thetruly “normal” individual—falling withina veragerange
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D. Eachindividual’s variationis often muchsmaller thanthat of a larger group
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A. Morethan nine medications per day
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B. Morethan five medications per day
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