NR 601 Primary Care of the Maturing & Aged Family Final Exam | Questions and Answers Rated A+ | 2024/2025 Guide
NR 601 Primary Care of the Maturing & Aged Family Final Exam | Questions and Answers Rated A+ | 2024/2025 Guide
NR 601 Primary Care of the Maturing & Aged Family Final Exam | Ques...
- 65 years & older; except hospice & palliative care patients
What does the Beers Criteria stress?
- Correct Answer –
- The importance of deprescribing to avoid polypharmacy
- Adverse drug reactions
What are some of the underlying medical causes of insomnia?
- Correct Answer –
o Painful conditions
o Fibromyalgia
o Delirium or dementia
o Acid reflux, GERD, duodenal ulcers
o Conditions causing SOB
o Thyroid disease
o Obesity
,o Substance use or abuse
o Nocturia
o Medication side effects
What are some of the underlying psychiatric causes of insomnia?
- Correct Answer –
o Major depressive disorder
o Generalized anxiety disorder
o Mania
o Psychotic illness (schizophrenia)
o Poor sleep hygiene
o Post-traumatic stress disorder hyperarousal
What is the 1st line treatment for chronic insomnia?
- Correct Answer –
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
One disadvantage of pharmacologic treatment of insomnia
- Correct Answer –
Which class of sleep medications should be avoided in the elderly?
- Correct Answer –
, Benzos
Other agents which are FDA approved for treatment of insomnia
- Correct Answer –
Ramelteon
& doxepin
Moderate COPD Spirometry Results
- Correct Answer –
FEV1 50-80%
Severe COPD Spirometry Results
- Correct Answer –
FEV1 30-50%
Very Severe COPD Spirometry Results
- Correct Answer –
FEV1 <30% predicted
Normal Physiologic Aging Changes to the Heart
- Correct Answer –
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