NR601/NR 601- Week 5 Notes (Ch. 4, 23, 32, 46, 49, 51) Questions
with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: What is the fastest growing group of HIV-positive individuals?
Answer: >50 years
Question 2: What is essential for those with families of choice and without legal recognition?
Answer: Advance care planning
Question 3: What geriatric condition is essential in LGBTQ with families of choice?
Answer: Presentation of dementia Hard to detect if no collateral information from companions or
loved ones
Question 4: What is the only beta-3 receptor agonist approved in the United States for treatment of
urge UI
Answer: mirabegron (Myrbetriq 25-50 mg once daily)
Question 5: What is the agent of choice for patients taking cholinesterase inhibitors?
Answer: mirabegron *Beta-3 agonist (Myrbetriq 25-50 mg once daily)
Question 6: What agent is preferred for cognitive impairment?
Answer: mirabegron *Beta-3 agonist (Myrbetriq 25-50 mg once daily)
Question 7: What drug should NOT be used to treat nocturia in older, frailer adults and why?
Answer: Desmopressin Risk of hyponatremia
Question 8: What is the gold standard treatment with the highest cure rates for stress UI in women?
Answer: SURGERY *colposuspension (Burch operation) and slings
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with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: What is the fastest growing group of HIV-positive individuals?
Answer: >50 years
Question 2: What is essential for those with families of choice and without legal recognition?
Answer: Advance care planning
Question 3: What geriatric condition is essential in LGBTQ with families of choice?
Answer: Presentation of dementia Hard to detect if no collateral information from companions or
loved ones
Question 4: What is the only beta-3 receptor agonist approved in the United States for treatment of
urge UI
Answer: mirabegron (Myrbetriq 25-50 mg once daily)
Question 5: What is the agent of choice for patients taking cholinesterase inhibitors?
Answer: mirabegron *Beta-3 agonist (Myrbetriq 25-50 mg once daily)
Question 6: What agent is preferred for cognitive impairment?
Answer: mirabegron *Beta-3 agonist (Myrbetriq 25-50 mg once daily)
Question 7: What drug should NOT be used to treat nocturia in older, frailer adults and why?
Answer: Desmopressin Risk of hyponatremia
Question 8: What is the gold standard treatment with the highest cure rates for stress UI in women?
Answer: SURGERY *colposuspension (Burch operation) and slings
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