NURS 6540 ACTUAL MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027 GRADED A+
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, 1. What are the physiological changes of aging ✓✓ correct answer 1. Reduced physiological reserve of most body systems
2. Reduced homeostatic mechanisms that fail to adjust
3. Changes in the sympathetic response
4. Impaired immunological function- infection risk is greater and autoimmune diseases are more prevalent.
2. What factors influence lab value interpretation in the older adult ✓✓ correct answer 1. physiological changes with aging
2. the prevalence of chronic disease
3. changes in nutritional and fluid intake
4. Lifestyle
3. What lab values is important ✓✓ correct answer Creatinine clearance, GFR and renal function
4. What are examples of drugs are eliminated renally ✓✓ correct answer Digoxin, H2 blockers, lithium and water-soluable antibiotics
5. What are the two formulas to evaluate the kidney function ✓✓ correct answer The Cockcroft-Gault formula and the
Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD)
6. What neurological conditions commonly have an initial onset in older age?-
✓✓ correct answer Parkinson's, dementia, stroke, and complex partial seizures
7. What are geriatric syndromes ✓✓ correct answer Diseases that involve multiple systems and have more than one underlying cause
8. What are the geriatric syndrome giants currently ✓✓ correct answer Frailty, anorexia of aging, sarcopenia and cognitive impariment
9. What are bimodal presentations of disease ✓✓ correct answer Diseases that can present in a younger age and an older age.
10. What are examples of bimodal diseases? ✓✓ correct answer Psoriasis, Inflammatory bowel disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's disease,
Hodgkin's lymphoma, and myasthenia gravis
11. What is primary prevention? ✓✓ correct answer Activities to prevent the occurrence of a disease or adverse, including mental health
12. What is secondary prevention ✓✓ correct answer Tasks directed towards detection of a disease or adverse health condition in an asymptomatic
individual who has risk factors
13. What is tertiary prevention ✓✓ correct answer The management of existing conditions to prevent disability and minimize complications to
prevent disability for optimal function
14. What is the key to increasing geriatric physical activity ✓✓ correct answer motivation
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027 GRADED A+
.
, 1. What are the physiological changes of aging ✓✓ correct answer 1. Reduced physiological reserve of most body systems
2. Reduced homeostatic mechanisms that fail to adjust
3. Changes in the sympathetic response
4. Impaired immunological function- infection risk is greater and autoimmune diseases are more prevalent.
2. What factors influence lab value interpretation in the older adult ✓✓ correct answer 1. physiological changes with aging
2. the prevalence of chronic disease
3. changes in nutritional and fluid intake
4. Lifestyle
3. What lab values is important ✓✓ correct answer Creatinine clearance, GFR and renal function
4. What are examples of drugs are eliminated renally ✓✓ correct answer Digoxin, H2 blockers, lithium and water-soluable antibiotics
5. What are the two formulas to evaluate the kidney function ✓✓ correct answer The Cockcroft-Gault formula and the
Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD)
6. What neurological conditions commonly have an initial onset in older age?-
✓✓ correct answer Parkinson's, dementia, stroke, and complex partial seizures
7. What are geriatric syndromes ✓✓ correct answer Diseases that involve multiple systems and have more than one underlying cause
8. What are the geriatric syndrome giants currently ✓✓ correct answer Frailty, anorexia of aging, sarcopenia and cognitive impariment
9. What are bimodal presentations of disease ✓✓ correct answer Diseases that can present in a younger age and an older age.
10. What are examples of bimodal diseases? ✓✓ correct answer Psoriasis, Inflammatory bowel disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's disease,
Hodgkin's lymphoma, and myasthenia gravis
11. What is primary prevention? ✓✓ correct answer Activities to prevent the occurrence of a disease or adverse, including mental health
12. What is secondary prevention ✓✓ correct answer Tasks directed towards detection of a disease or adverse health condition in an asymptomatic
individual who has risk factors
13. What is tertiary prevention ✓✓ correct answer The management of existing conditions to prevent disability and minimize complications to
prevent disability for optimal function
14. What is the key to increasing geriatric physical activity ✓✓ correct answer motivation
