ABFM GERIATRICS TEST 2025
distance for timed get up and go - ANSWER 10 feet
time for timed get up and go - ANSWER <10 seconds
best diet for nursing home patients with unintentional weight loss - ANSWER
regular diet
aging causes an increase of this which impacts pharmacokinetics - ANSWER
total body fat
cause of cachexia - ANSWER inflammaotry response due to elevated
cytokines
albumin in cachexia vs starvation - ANSWER decreases in early cachexia and
late starvation
how to measure vit. D levels - ANSWER 25-hydroxyvitamin D
best type of exercise to improve function in nursing home residents -
ANSWER resistance training
mild cognitive impairment characterized by this - ANSWER objective
evidence of memory decline
old person that can't straighten leg - ANSWER quad tendon rupture
goal HbA1c for complex patients - ANSWER <8.5%
sulfonylurea most likely to cause hypoglycemia in the eldelry - ANSWER
glyburide
palliative chemotherapy - ANSWER no survival benefit, more hospital time
and more interventions
distance for timed get up and go - ANSWER 10 feet
time for timed get up and go - ANSWER <10 seconds
best diet for nursing home patients with unintentional weight loss - ANSWER
regular diet
aging causes an increase of this which impacts pharmacokinetics - ANSWER
total body fat
cause of cachexia - ANSWER inflammaotry response due to elevated
cytokines
albumin in cachexia vs starvation - ANSWER decreases in early cachexia and
late starvation
how to measure vit. D levels - ANSWER 25-hydroxyvitamin D
best type of exercise to improve function in nursing home residents -
ANSWER resistance training
mild cognitive impairment characterized by this - ANSWER objective
evidence of memory decline
old person that can't straighten leg - ANSWER quad tendon rupture
goal HbA1c for complex patients - ANSWER <8.5%
sulfonylurea most likely to cause hypoglycemia in the eldelry - ANSWER
glyburide
palliative chemotherapy - ANSWER no survival benefit, more hospital time
and more interventions
