in the Care of Older Adults, 3rd Edition
by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 23, Complete
,Answers at the end of the Chapter
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Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
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MultipleZChoice
IdentifyZtheZchoiceZthatZbestZcompletesZtheZstatementZorZanswersZtheZquestion.
1. TheZmajorZimpactZofZtheZphysiologicalZchangesZthatZoccurZwithZagingZis:
A. ReducedZphysiologicalZreserve
B. ReducedZhomeostaticZmechanisms
C. ImpairedZimmunologicalZresponse
D. AllZofZtheZabove
2. TheZstrongestZevidenceZregardingZnormalZphysiologicalZagingZisZavailableZthrough:
,A. RandomizedZcontrolledZclinicalZtrials
B. Cross-sectionalZstudies
C. LongitudinalZstudies
D. CaseZcontrolZstudies
ZZZ 3.Z AllZofZtheZfollowingZstatementsZareZtrueZaboutZlaboratory
valuesZinZolderZadultsexcept:
A. ReferenceZrangesZareZpreferable
B. AbnormalZfindingsZareZoftenZdueZtoZphysiologicalZaging
C. NormalZrangesZmayZnotZbeZapplicableZforZolderZadults
D. ReferenceZvaluesZareZnotZnecessarilyZacceptableZvalues
ZZZ 4.Z BiochemicalZindividualityZisZbestZdescribedZas:
A. EachZindividual’sZvariationZisZoftenZmuchZgreaterZthanZthatZofZaZlargerZgroup
B. TheZuniqueZbiochemicalZprofileZofZaZselectedZpopulation
C. TheZtrulyZ“normal”Zindividual—fallingZwithinZaverageZrange
D. EachZindividual’sZvariationZisZoftenZmuchZsmallerZthanZthatZofZaZlargerZgroup
ZZZ 5.Z PolypharmacyZisZbestZdescribedZasZtaking:
A. MoreZthanZnineZmedicationsZperZday
B. MoreZthanZfiveZmedicationsZperZday
, C. EvenZaZsingleZmedicationZifZthereZisZnotZaZclearZindicationZforZitsZuse
D. WhenZaZdrugZisZgivenZtoZtreatZtheZsideZeffectZofZanotherZdrug
ZZZ 6.Z PharmacokineticZchangesZwithZagingZisZreflectiveZof:
A. WhatZtheZdrugZdoesZtoZtheZbody
B. WhatZtheZbodyZdoesZtoZtheZdrug
C. TheZeffectZatZtheZsiteZofZactionZandZtheZtimeZandZintensityZofZtheZdrug
D. TheZsideZeffectsZcommonlyZassociatedZwithZtheZdrug
ZZZ 7.Z AllZtheZfollowingZstatementsZareZfalseZaboutZdrugZabsorptionZexcept:
A. AntacidsZincreaseZtheZbioavailabilityZofZdigitalis
B. GastricZacidityZdecreasesZwithZage
C. AnticholinergicsZincreaseZcolonicZmotility
D. UnderlyingZchronicZdiseaseZhasZlittleZimpactZonZdrugZabsorption
ZZZ 8.Z AllZofZtheZfollowingZstatementsZareZtrueZaboutZdrugZdistributionZinZthe
elderlyZexcept:
A. DrugsZdistributedZinZwaterZhaveZlowerZconcentration
B. DrugsZdistributedZinZfatZhaveZlessZintense,ZmoreZprolongedZeffect
C. DrugsZhighlyZproteinZboundZhaveZgreaterZpotentialZtoZcauseZanZadverseZdrugZreaction