TEST BANK FOR Advanced Practice Nursing
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bin the Care of Older Adults, 3rd Edition
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by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 23, Complete
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,Answers at the end of the Chapter
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Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
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Multiple bChoice
Identify bthe bchoice bthat bbest bcompletes bthe bstatement bor banswers bthe bquestion.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. Reduced bphysiological breserve
B. Reduced bhomeostatic bmechanisms
C. Impaired bimmunological bresponse
D. All bof bthe babove
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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,A. Randomized bcontrolled bclinical btrials
B. Cross-sectional bstudies
C. Longitudinal bstudies
D. Case bcontrol bstudies
bb b 3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. Reference branges bare bpreferable
B. Abnormal bfindings bare boften bdue bto bphysiological baging
C. Normal branges bmay bnot bbe bapplicable bfor bolder badults
D. Reference bvalues bare bnot bnecessarily bacceptable bvalues
bb b 4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. Each bindividual’s bvariation bis boften bmuch bgreater bthan bthat bof ba blarger bgroup
B. The bunique bbiochemical bprofile bof ba bselected bpopulation
C. The btruly b“normal” bindividual—falling bwithin baverage brange
D. Each bindividual’s bvariation bis boften bmuch bsmaller bthan bthat bof ba blarger bgroup
bb b 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. More bthan bnine bmedications bper bday
B. More bthan bfive bmedications bper bday
, C. Even ba bsingle bmedication bif bthere bis bnot ba bclear bindication bfor bits buse
D. When ba bdrug bis bgiven bto btreat bthe bside beffect bof banother bdrug
bb b 6. Pharmacokinetic changes with aging is reflective of:
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A. What bthe bdrug bdoes bto bthe bbody
B. What bthe bbody bdoes bto bthe bdrug
C. The beffect bat bthe bsite bof baction band bthe btime band bintensity bof bthe bdrug
D. The bside beffects bcommonly bassociated bwith bthe bdrug
bb b 7. All the following statements are false about drug absorption except:
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A. Antacids bincrease bthe bbioavailability bof bdigitalis
B. Gastric bacidity bdecreases bwith bage
C. Anticholinergics bincrease bcolonic bmotility
D. Underlying bchronic bdisease bhas blittle bimpact bon bdrug babsorption
bb b 8. All of the following statements are true about drug distribution in the
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elderly except:
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A. Drugs bdistributed bin bwater bhave blower bconcentration
B. Drugs bdistributed bin bfat bhave bless bintense, bmore bprolonged beffect
C. Drugs bhighly bprotein bbound bhave bgreater bpotential bto bcause ban badverse bdrug breaction
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bin the Care of Older Adults, 3rd Edition
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by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Verified Chapters 1 - 23, Complete
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,Answers at the end of the Chapter
b b b b b b b
Chapter 1: Changes with Aging
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Multiple bChoice
Identify bthe bchoice bthat bbest bcompletes bthe bstatement bor banswers bthe bquestion.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. Reduced bphysiological breserve
B. Reduced bhomeostatic bmechanisms
C. Impaired bimmunological bresponse
D. All bof bthe babove
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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,A. Randomized bcontrolled bclinical btrials
B. Cross-sectional bstudies
C. Longitudinal bstudies
D. Case bcontrol bstudies
bb b 3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. Reference branges bare bpreferable
B. Abnormal bfindings bare boften bdue bto bphysiological baging
C. Normal branges bmay bnot bbe bapplicable bfor bolder badults
D. Reference bvalues bare bnot bnecessarily bacceptable bvalues
bb b 4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. Each bindividual’s bvariation bis boften bmuch bgreater bthan bthat bof ba blarger bgroup
B. The bunique bbiochemical bprofile bof ba bselected bpopulation
C. The btruly b“normal” bindividual—falling bwithin baverage brange
D. Each bindividual’s bvariation bis boften bmuch bsmaller bthan bthat bof ba blarger bgroup
bb b 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. More bthan bnine bmedications bper bday
B. More bthan bfive bmedications bper bday
, C. Even ba bsingle bmedication bif bthere bis bnot ba bclear bindication bfor bits buse
D. When ba bdrug bis bgiven bto btreat bthe bside beffect bof banother bdrug
bb b 6. Pharmacokinetic changes with aging is reflective of:
b b b b b b b
A. What bthe bdrug bdoes bto bthe bbody
B. What bthe bbody bdoes bto bthe bdrug
C. The beffect bat bthe bsite bof baction band bthe btime band bintensity bof bthe bdrug
D. The bside beffects bcommonly bassociated bwith bthe bdrug
bb b 7. All the following statements are false about drug absorption except:
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A. Antacids bincrease bthe bbioavailability bof bdigitalis
B. Gastric bacidity bdecreases bwith bage
C. Anticholinergics bincrease bcolonic bmotility
D. Underlying bchronic bdisease bhas blittle bimpact bon bdrug babsorption
bb b 8. All of the following statements are true about drug distribution in the
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elderly except:
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A. Drugs bdistributed bin bwater bhave blower bconcentration
B. Drugs bdistributed bin bfat bhave bless bintense, bmore bprolonged beffect
C. Drugs bhighly bprotein bbound bhave bgreater bpotential bto bcause ban badverse bdrug breaction
