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HXPX Exam #5 Questions AndAccurate Answers
According to WHO what is one of the most significant challenges of the 21st century? -
Answer Aging populations
What is the life span of women and men in the United States? - Answer Women: 81
Men: 76
What are things to be aware of during the health history of a geriatric exam when
eliciting symptoms? - Answer -Underreporting
-Atypical presentation
-Cognitive impairment
-Geriatric syndromes
What is a geriatric syndrome? - Answer a multifactorial condition that involves the
interaction between identifiable situation-specific stressors and underlying age-related
risk factors, resulting in damage across multiple organ systems
What are some examples of geriatric syndromes? - Answer -Incontinence
-Falls
-Pressure ulcers
-Delirium
-Functional decline
What are special areas of concern when assessing symptoms throughout the health
history of a geriatric exam? - Answer -Functional impairments (ADLs and IADLs)
-Medication management
-Smoking and alcohol
-Nutrition
-Frailty
-Acute and persistent pain
-Cognitive impairment
-Urinary incontinence
, -Falls
What are some examples of activities of daily living or ADLs? - Answer -Continence
-Toileting
-Feeding
-Transferring
-Dressing
-Bathing
What are some examples of instrumental activities of daily living? - Answer
-Transportation
-Preparing food
-Shopping
-Using telephone
-Managing money
-Taking medicine
-Laundry
-Housekeeping
What is a good rule of thumb for prescribing medications to the older population? -
Answer "Start low, go slow"
What is the single most common modifiable risk factor associated with falls? - Answer
Medications
What is considered alcoholism in elders >65 years of age? - Answer more than 2 drinks
in 1 day or 7 in one week
What is frailty? - Answer Age-related lack of adaptive physiologic capacity occurring
even in the absence of identifiable illness
Loss of muscle mass, decreased energy and exercise intolerance, decreased
physiologic reserve, increasing vulnerability to physiologic stressors
What can be used to assess the functional status of an elderly adult? - Answer the 10
minute Geriatric Screener
What 3 important areas does the geriatric screener cover? - Answer 1) Cognitive
2) Psychosocial
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