in the Care of Older Adults, 2nd Edition
by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete
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Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
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MultipleVChoice
IdentifyVtheVchoiceVthatVbestVcompletesVtheVstatementVorVanswersVtheVquestion.
1. TheVmajorVimpactVofVtheVphysiologicalVchangesVthatVoccurVwithVagingVis:
A. ReducedVphysiologicalVreserve
B. ReducedVhomeostaticVmechanisms
C. ImpairedVimmunologicalVresponse
D. AllVofVtheVabove
2. TheVstrongestVevidenceVregardingVnormalVphysiologicalVagingVisVavailableVthrough:
, A. RandomizedVcontrolledVclinicalVtrials
B. Cross-sectionalVstudies
C. LongitudinalVstudies
D. CaseVcontrolVstudies
VVV 3.V AllVofVtheVfollowingVstatementsVareVtrueVaboutVlaboratory
valuesVinVolderVadultsexcept:
A. ReferenceVrangesVareVpreferable
B. AbnormalVfindingsVareVoftenVdueVtoVphysiologicalVaging
C. NormalVrangesVmayVnotVbeVapplicableVforVolderVadults
D. ReferenceVvaluesVareVnotVnecessarilyVacceptableVvalues
VVV 4.V BiochemicalVindividualityVisVbestVdescribedVas:
A. EachVindividual’sVvariationVisVoftenVmuchVgreaterVthanVthatVofVaVlargerVgroup
B. TheVuniqueVbiochemicalVprofileVofVaVselectedVpopulation
C. TheVtrulyV“normal”Vindividual—fallingVwithinVaverageVrange
D. EachVindividual’sVvariationVisVoftenVmuchVsmallerVthanVthatVofVaVlargerVgroup
VVV 5.V PolypharmacyVisVbestVdescribedVasVtaking:
A. MoreVthanVnineVmedicationsVperVday
B. MoreVthanVfiveVmedicationsVperVday