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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MultipleFChoice
IdentifyFtheFchoiceFthatFbestFcompletesFtheFstatementForFanswersFtheFquestion.
1. TheFmajorFimpactFofFtheFphysiologicalFchangesFthatFoccurFwithFagingFis:
A. ReducedFphysiologicalFreserve
B. ReducedFhomeostaticFmechanisms
C. ImpairedFimmunologicalFresponse
D. AllFofFtheFabove
2. TheFstrongestFevidenceFregardingFnormalFphysiologicalFagingFisFavailableFthrough:
,A. RandomizedFcontrolledFclinicalFtrials
B. Cross-sectionalFstudies
C. LongitudinalFstudies
D. CaseFcontrolFstudies
FFF 3.F AllFofFtheFfollowingFstatementsFareFtrueFaboutFlaboratory
valuesFinFolderFadultsexcept:
A. ReferenceFrangesFareFpreferable
B. AbnormalFfindingsFareFoftenFdueFtoFphysiologicalFaging
C. NormalFrangesFmayFnotFbeFapplicableFforFolderFadults
D. ReferenceFvaluesFareFnotFnecessarilyFacceptableFvalues
FFF 4.F BiochemicalFindividualityFisFbestFdescribedFas:
A. EachFindividual’sFvariationFisFoftenFmuchFgreaterFthanFthatFofFaFlargerFgroup
B. TheFuniqueFbiochemicalFprofileFofFaFselectedFpopulation
C. TheFtrulyF“normal”Findividual—fallingFwithinFaverageFrange
D. EachFindividual’sFvariationFisFoftenFmuchFsmallerFthanFthatFofFaFlargerFgroup
FFF 5.F PolypharmacyFisFbestFdescribedFasFtaking:
A. MoreFthanFnineFmedicationsFperFday
B. MoreFthanFfiveFmedicationsFperFday
, C. EvenFaFsingleFmedicationFifFthereFisFnotFaFclearFindicationFforFitsFuse
D. WhenFaFdrugFisFgivenFtoFtreatFtheFsideFeffectFofFanotherFdrug
FFF 6.F PharmacokineticFchangesFwithFagingFisFreflectiveFof:
A. WhatFtheFdrugFdoesFtoFtheFbody
B. WhatFtheFbodyFdoesFtoFtheFdrug
C. TheFeffectFatFtheFsiteFofFactionFandFtheFtimeFandFintensityFofFtheFdrug
D. TheFsideFeffectsFcommonlyFassociatedFwithFtheFdrug
FFF 7.F AllFtheFfollowingFstatementsFareFfalseFaboutFdrugFabsorptionFexcept:
A. AntacidsFincreaseFtheFbioavailabilityFofFdigitalis
B. GastricFacidityFdecreasesFwithFage
C. AnticholinergicsFincreaseFcolonicFmotility
D. UnderlyingFchronicFdiseaseFhasFlittleFimpactFonFdrugFabsorption
FFF 8.F AllFofFtheFfollowingFstatementsFareFtrueFaboutFdrugFdistributionFinFthe
elderlyFexcept:
A. DrugsFdistributedFinFwaterFhaveFlowerFconcentration
B. DrugsFdistributedFinFfatFhaveFlessFintense,FmoreFprolongedFeffect
C. DrugsFhighlyFproteinFboundFhaveFgreaterFpotentialFtoFcauseFanFadverseFdrugFreaction