N6540 Midterm with latest updated test 2024/2025.

N6540 Midterm with latest updated test 2024/2025. What are the physiological changes of aging - correct answers.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. What factors influence lab value interpretation in the older adult - correct answers.1. physiological changes with aging 2. the prevalence of chronic disease 3. changes in nutritional and fluid intake 4. Lifestyle What lab values is important - correct answers.Creatinine clearance, GFR and renal function What are examples of drugs are eliminated renally - correct answers.Digoxin, H2 blockers, lithium and water-soluable antibiotics What are the two formulas to evaluate the kidney function - correct answers.The Cockcroft-Gault formula and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) What neurological conditions commonly have an initial onset in older age? - correct answers.Parkinson's, dementia, stroke, and complex partial seizures What are geriatric syndromes - correct answers.Diseases that involve multiple systems and have more than one underlying cause What are the geriatric syndrome giants currently - correct answers.Frailty, anorexia of aging, sarcopenia and cognitive impariment What are bimodal presentations of disease - correct answers.Diseases that can present in a younger age and an older age.