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Geriatrics, Test Questions Exam 1 2024Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most true about the rule of fourths?
A. One fourth of geriatric problems are iatrogenic.
B. Little can be done to prevent three fourths of the problems of aging.
C. For every medical complaint a patient has, a careful assessment can
identify three other diagnoses.
D. What use to be called normal aging can be largely explained by
processes that are not normal.
E. A good way to conduct a geriatric assessment is to use four categories:
mental, physical, psycho-social, and environmental. Answer: D
Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most TRUE about aging changes?
A. Stage 3 and 4 sleep decreases.
B. Renal perfusion is not reduced, but renal function is reduced.
C. Hearing acuity declines beginning in middle age.
D. Prostatic enlargement occurs only in a minority of men. Answer: A
Ch. 1: An old woman who is care for by attentive, cautious, concerned
family is particularly likely to suffer from which of the following
complications after an episode of gastroenteritis?
,A. Immobility related to over-concern.
B. Continued vomiting caused by too-rapid feeding.
C. Diarrhea resulting from administration of milk products.
D. Constipation related to over-treatment of diarrhea. Answer: A
Ch. 1: Which one of the following is most TRUE about psychological
aging?
A. Disengagement tends to promote better psychological health than
continued engagement.
B. Having a spouse is the best way to be assured of having a caregiver
when one becomes disabled.
C. Ability to have quality of life is related to cognitive function.
D. Planning for the future is a key element of successful aging.
E. Many older people are ageist. Answer: E
Ch. 1: Of the following conditions, which one is most common and most
often preventable?
A. Falls
B. Frailty
C. Cognitive impairment
,D. Iatrogenic disease
E. Depression Answer: D
Ch. 29: What is the hallmark of frailty in an aged patient?
A. The patient is unable to personally manage key activities of self-care.
B. The patient's reserve to withstand physiologic stress is significantly
reduced.
C. The patient has long problem and medication lists. Answer: B
Ch. 29: Which pattern of problems would more likely identify a frail aged
patient?
A. She is unable to manage her own medications and her own wardrobe.
B. She requires supplemental oxygen at night and during exercises.
C. She walks very slowly, is losing weight, and does not have the strength
to brush her own teeth. Answer: C
Ch. 29: Having identified an aged patient as being irreversibly quite frail,
the PCP would be wise to do which of the following?
A. Begin a discussion with the patient and family about care goals and
intervention limitations.
, B. Withdraw disease-targeting medications and medical treatments.
C. Reduce functional maintenance modalities such as therapeutic
exercise and activities. Answer: A
Ch. 29: Each of these factors can help serve to identify a patient as frail
and vulnerable except:
A. Low activity level and easy fatigability
B. Major progressing weight loss
C. A large number of major organ-system co-morbidities
D. Progressive loss of strength
E. Very advanced age
F. There is no "except" ... all are important factors in frailty. Answer:
F
Ch. 29: Progress has been made in defining a valid concept of frailty. Pick
the one true statement about current understanding of the frailty
syndrome.
A. Neither of the Fried nor Rockwood model is well suited to frailty
research
B. Neither the Fried nor Rockwood model has found wide acceptance in
the clinical care.
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