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CGA - Comprehensive Geriatric AssessmentIntro to Geris, Frailty and CGA Actual Questions
and Answers 100% Correct | Latest Update 2025
What % of hospital inpatients are over 65? - ANSWER 65%
What is the life expectancy in the UK? - ANSWER 80 males
83 females
What are the implications of an increased life expectancy? - ANSWER -
prolonged disability
-prolonged dependency
What is frailty? - ANSWER A physiologic state of increased vulnerability to
stressors that results from decreased physiologic reserves and dysregulation of
multiple physiologic systems.
What issues can occur when there is decreased reserves in frailty? - ANSWER
difficulty maintaining homeostasis in the face of perturbations:
•Extremes of temperature
•Exacerbations of chronic disease
•Acute illness or injury e.g. falls, delirium.
No single altered system, but multiple inter-related physiological systems involved.
, CGA - Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
What contributes to the development of frailty? - ANSWER -nutrition
-physical activity
-reduced physiological reserve (brain, endocrine, immune, skeletal mm,
cardiovascular, respiratory and renal)
-more likely to get frail when older
-cumulative molecular and cellular damage
-environmental factors
-genetic factors
What is the cycle of frailty? - ANSWER less muscle mass (sarcopenia)slowed
motor performance
decreased physical activity
decreased exercise tolerance
inadequate nutritional intake
What is disability defined as? - ANSWER Difficulty or dependency in carrying
out activities essential to independent living including:
-Essential roles
-Tasks needed for self care
-Living independently in a home
-Desired activities important to quality of life.
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