STATE TEST PRACTICE FOR CMA 2024_2025 with complete solutions
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Course
Cma
Institution
Cma
Which of the following does NOT affect a drug's effect, metabolism and toxicity?
A. Physiological altercations of advancing age
B. Generic variations
C. Environmental factors
D. Generic versus brand-nameform
ANSWER: D. GENERIC BRAND-NAMEFORM
Which of the following vital signs is NOT a...
STATE TEST PRACTICE FOR CMA
2024/2025 with complete solutions
Which of the following does NOT affect a drug's effect, metabolism and toxicity? -
ANSWER- A. Physiological altercations of advancing age
B. Generic variations
C. Environmental factors
D. Generic versus brand-nameform
ANSWER: D. GENERIC BRAND-NAMEFORM
Which of the following vital signs is NOT affected by he changes of aging? -
ANSWER- A. Pulse
B. Blood pressure
C. Respirations
D. Temperature
ANSWER: D. TEMPERATURE
Which of the following is NOT a change that occurs in the cardiovascular system
associated with aging? - ANSWER- A. The heart pumps less forcefully and moves
less blood with each beat
B. The heart has less of an ability to gear up when the body is under stress
C. Hypo tension develops
D. There is less blood flow to all parts of the body
ANSWER: C. HYPO TENSION DEVELOPS
,Which of the following is NOT a change that occurs in the respiratory system that
is associated with aging? - ANSWER- A. The lungs have less of an ability to
expand
B. Breathing is shallower
C. Respirations slows down to less than the normal 16-20 breath per minute
D. Not as much oxygen is supplied to the body
ANSWER: C. RESPIRATION SLOWS DOWN TO LESS THAN THE MORMAL 16-20
BREATH PER MINUTE
Which of the following is NOT a change in the nervous system that is associated
with deceased blood flow an oxygen supply to the brain? - ANSWER- A. Memory
is affected
B. The ability to make decisions is affected
C. Confused thinking result
D. People experience difficulty in understanding the meaning of words
ANSWER: D. PEOPLE EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING THE
MEANING OF WORDS
Which of the following is NOT a change that occurs in the sensory system that is
associated with aging? - ANSWER- A. Eyes have difficulty adjusting to light
B. Ears do not hear the lower pitched sounds
C. Taste is dulled
D. Sense if touch is dulled
ANSWER: D. EARS DO NOT HEAR THE LOWER PITCHED SOUNDS
Which of the following results from the interaction between sedatives and
alcohol? - ANSWER- A. Hypertension
B. Hyperkalemia
C. Increased sedation
D. Decreased absorption of sedatives
ANSWER: INCREASED SEDATION
Which of the following results from combination of warfarin (Coumadin) and
aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)? - ANSWER- A.
Increased action of warfarin
B. Decreased action of warfarin
C. Increased action of aspirin or nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAID)
, D. Decreased action of aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)
ANSWER: A. INREASED ACTION OF WARFARIN
Which of the following statements describes why wastes are excreted more
slowly in the older adult? - ANSWER- A. The kidneys do not filter the blood as
efficiently
B. Eating is less pleasurable because taste and smell are dulled
C. Older adult produce less stomach acid than normal
D. Teeth are lost and eating become difficult
ANSWER: THE KIDNEYS DO. NOT FILTER AS EFFICIENTLY
Which of the following statements about pharmacokinetics in the older adult is
NOT true? - ANSWER- A. Absorption becomes slower
B. Biotransformation becomes slower
C. Excretion becomes slower
D. Distribution becomes slower
ANSWER: EXCRETION BECOMES SLOWER
Which of the following affects absorption and distribution? - ANSWER- A. Slower
blood circulation, slower absorption of medications through the intestines
B. Less blood flow to the kidneys, slower excretion of medications
C. Trouble swallowing oral medication because of missing teeth, constipation
D. Less stomach secretions slowing down of muscular movements of the
digestive tract
ANSWER: A. SLOWER BLOOD CIRCULATION. SLOWER ABSORPTION OF
MEDICATIONS THROUGH THE INTESTINES
Which of the following may occur in the older adult, because drugs stay in effect
longer and can build up in the body with repeated doses? - ANSWER- A.
Synergism
B. Cumulative effect
C. Idiosyncratic effect
D. Tolerance
ANSWER: B. CUMULATIVE EFFECT
What occurs at aging? - ANSWER- A. Cumulative
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