TEST BANK FOR Advanced Practice Nursing
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t in 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 tChoice
Identify tthe tchoice tthat tbest tcompletes tthe tstatement tor tanswers tthe tquestion.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. Reduced tphysiological treserve
B. Reduced thomeostatic tmechanisms
C. Impaired timmunological tresponse
D. All tof tthe tabove
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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,A. Randomized tcontrolled tclinical ttrials
B. Cross-sectional tstudies
C. Longitudinal tstudies
D. Case tcontrol tstudies
t t 3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. Reference tranges tare tpreferable
B. Abnormal tfindings tare toften tdue tto tphysiological taging
C. Normal tranges tmay tnot tbe tapplicable tfor tolder tadults
D. Reference tvalues tare tnot tnecessarily tacceptable tvalues
t t t 4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. Each tindividual’s tvariation tis toften tmuch tgreater tthan tthat tof ta tlarger tgroup
B. The tunique tbiochemical tprofile tof ta tselected tpopulation
C. The ttruly t“normal” tindividual—falling twithin taverage trange
D. Each tindividual’s tvariation tis toften tmuch tsmaller tthan tthat tof ta tlarger tgroup
t t t 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. More tthan tnine tmedications tper tday
B. More tthan tfive tmedications tper tday
, C. Even ta tsingle tmedication tif tthere tis tnot ta tclear tindication tfor tits tuse
D. When ta tdrug tis tgiven tto ttreat tthe tside teffect tof tanother tdrug
t t t 6. Pharmacokinetic changes with aging is reflective of:
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A. What tthe tdrug tdoes tto tthe tbody
B. What tthe tbody tdoes tto tthe tdrug
C. The teffect tat tthe tsite tof taction tand tthe ttime tand tintensity tof tthe tdrug
D. The tside teffects tcommonly tassociated twith tthe tdrug
t t t 7. All the following statements are false about drug absorption except:
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A. Antacids tincrease tthe tbioavailability tof tdigitalis
B. Gastric tacidity tdecreases twith tage
C. Anticholinergics tincrease tcolonic tmotility
D. Underlying tchronic tdisease thas tlittle timpact ton tdrug tabsorption
t t 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 tdistributed tin twater thave tlower tconcentration
B. Drugs tdistributed tin tfat thave tless tintense, tmore tprolonged teffect
C. Drugs thighly tprotein tbound thave tgreater tpotential tto tcause tan tadverse tdrug treaction
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t in 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 tChoice
Identify tthe tchoice tthat tbest tcompletes tthe tstatement tor tanswers tthe tquestion.
1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is:
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A. Reduced tphysiological treserve
B. Reduced thomeostatic tmechanisms
C. Impaired timmunological tresponse
D. All tof tthe tabove
2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through:
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,A. Randomized tcontrolled tclinical ttrials
B. Cross-sectional tstudies
C. Longitudinal tstudies
D. Case tcontrol tstudies
t t 3. All of the following statements are true about laboratory
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values in older adultsexcept:
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A. Reference tranges tare tpreferable
B. Abnormal tfindings tare toften tdue tto tphysiological taging
C. Normal tranges tmay tnot tbe tapplicable tfor tolder tadults
D. Reference tvalues tare tnot tnecessarily tacceptable tvalues
t t t 4. Biochemical individuality is best described as:
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A. Each tindividual’s tvariation tis toften tmuch tgreater tthan tthat tof ta tlarger tgroup
B. The tunique tbiochemical tprofile tof ta tselected tpopulation
C. The ttruly t“normal” tindividual—falling twithin taverage trange
D. Each tindividual’s tvariation tis toften tmuch tsmaller tthan tthat tof ta tlarger tgroup
t t t 5. Polypharmacy is best described as taking:
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A. More tthan tnine tmedications tper tday
B. More tthan tfive tmedications tper tday
, C. Even ta tsingle tmedication tif tthere tis tnot ta tclear tindication tfor tits tuse
D. When ta tdrug tis tgiven tto ttreat tthe tside teffect tof tanother tdrug
t t t 6. Pharmacokinetic changes with aging is reflective of:
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A. What tthe tdrug tdoes tto tthe tbody
B. What tthe tbody tdoes tto tthe tdrug
C. The teffect tat tthe tsite tof taction tand tthe ttime tand tintensity tof tthe tdrug
D. The tside teffects tcommonly tassociated twith tthe tdrug
t t t 7. All the following statements are false about drug absorption except:
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A. Antacids tincrease tthe tbioavailability tof tdigitalis
B. Gastric tacidity tdecreases twith tage
C. Anticholinergics tincrease tcolonic tmotility
D. Underlying tchronic tdisease thas tlittle timpact ton tdrug tabsorption
t t 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 tdistributed tin twater thave tlower tconcentration
B. Drugs tdistributed tin tfat thave tless tintense, tmore tprolonged teffect
C. Drugs thighly tprotein tbound thave tgreater tpotential tto tcause tan tadverse tdrug treaction
