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  • August 20, 2024
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Geriatric Comprehensive Assessment
Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Correct
What is the comprehensive geriatric assessment? - ANSWER - identifies medical, psychosocial,
and functional limitations in older patients with geriatric syndrome


Who should have a comprehensive geriatric exam? - ANSWER - older patients with:
-medical problems
-psychosocial disorders
-dementia


T/F Decline in function and loss of independence are inevitable with aging - ANSWER - false


Difference between a CGA and standard exam - ANSWER - -extensive review of rx and non rx-
meds
-includes non medical domains (religion)
-emphasis on functional capacity and QOL
-incorporates a MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM


Core components of CGA - ANSWER - 1. functional capacity
2. fall risk
3. cognition
4. mood
5. polypharmacy
6. social support
7. financial concerns
8. goals of care
9. advance care preferences

, Tinetti balance and gait eval ("get up and go") - ANSWER - observe as pt gets up from a chair
without using their arms, walks 10 feet, turns around, walks back, and returns to seated position


normal time: 7-10 seconds


>30= functionally dependent


How can older persons decrease their fall risk? - ANSWER - exercise
PT
home hazard assessment
stop taking psychotropic meds


Osteoporosis screening recommendations - ANSWER - women >65 y/o with DEXA scan of the
femoral neck


T score of -2.5 or lower = osteoporosis
-1--> -2.5 = osteopenia


tx: calcium citrate
osteoporosis may result in low impact or spontaneous fx


What is the most widely used cognitive test for dementia? - ANSWER - MMSE




Two key divisions of functional status - ANSWER - basic activities of daily living (ADL)


instrumental/intermediate activities of daily living (IADL)


deficits in either can indicate the need for more in depth evaluations of the patient's
circumstances

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