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Chapter 38 Geriatrics Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Correct
What is the most common cause of EMS responses to the elderly and a frequent cause of
injury?
A) A. Abuse
B) B. Falls
C) C. Overdoses
D) D. Suicide attempts - ANSWER - B


Often older patients and those with osteoporosis have a curvature of the thoracic spine that is
also known as hunchback deformity or:
A) A. Buffalo hump
B) B. Herniation of the spine
C) C. Kyphosis
D) D. Parkinson's disease - ANSWER - C


An acute often reversible, intermittent, global disorder of cognition or consciousness that may
also be accompanied by emotional or psychomotor disturbances describes:
A) A. CVA
B) B. Delirium
C) C. Dementia
D) D. Parkinson's disease - ANSWER - B


Your geriatric patient has been experiencing vomiting, intermittent abdominal pain, and bilious
emesis. The patient may be suffering from:
A) A. An aneurysm
B) B. Bowel obstruction
C) C. COPD
D) D. Urinary tract infection - ANSWER - B

,Neuroleptics are prescribed for:
A) A. Chest pain
B) B. Psychiatric disorders
C) C. Relief of chronic pain
D) D. Seizure disorders - ANSWER - B


Name the four cardinal signs of Parkinson's disease.
A) A. Tremors, bradykinesia, memory deficits, and rigidity
B) B. Tremors, bradykinesia, postural instability, and rigidity
C) C. Weakness, tachykinesia, postural instability, and rigidity
D) D. Weakness, tremors, cycling of questions, and memory deficits - ANSWER - B


Which of the following most accurately defines presbyopia?
A) A. Inability to see clearly at close proximity, usually occurring in those over 40 years old
B) B. Inability to see clearly at far distances, usually occurring in those over 40 years old
C) C. Inability to see clearly at far distances, usually occurring at a young age
D) D. Inability to see clearly at nighttime - ANSWER - A
How can you improve an interview of an 86-year-old male patient while obtaining a past medical
history?
A) c. Speak slowly and clearly.
B) d. Tell him everything will be fine if he writes down all of his medications.
C) b. Speak only to the family.
D) a. Provide information on smoking cessation. - ANSWER - A


When compared to a younger adult, the resting respiratory rate of an elderly patient is expected
to be:
A) a. Faster than younger adults
B) d. The same as younger adults
C) b. Irregular compared to that of younger adults
D) c. Slower than younger adults - ANSWER - A

, Continued warfarin administration might be indicated for which of the following patients?
A) c. A 65-year-old male patient who had a prosthetic valve inserted in his heart
B) d. A 90-year-old female patient who recently had a hemorrhagic stroke
C) b. A 27-year-old female patient with endometriosis
D) a. A 16-year-old male patient with hemophilia - ANSWER - A


Which of the following most accurately defines glaucoma?
A) A. A group of eye diseases resulting in vision loss from a stroke
B) B. A group of eye diseases resulting in vision loss from damage to cranial nerve V2
C) C. A group of eye diseases resulting in vision loss from damage to the brain
D) D. A group of eye diseases resulting in vision loss from damage to the optic nerve, caused by
an increase in ocular pressure - ANSWER - D


Which of the following most accurately defines osteoporosis?
A) A. Common bone disease found at birth
B) B. Most common bone disease found in Asia, causing an increase in bone mass
C) C. Most common bone disease in the United States, causing loss of bone mass
D) D. Rare bone disease found in the younger population - ANSWER - C


Which of the following describes the risk factors for substance abuse?
A) A. Anxiety, loss of employment, limited monetary resources, loneliness, poor health
B) B. Depression, loss of employment, limited monetary resources, loneliness, poor health
C) C. Depression, loss of employment, memory loss, loneliness, poor health
D) D. Depression, loss of employment, unlimited monetary resources, loneliness, poor health -
ANSWER - B


You suspect a 72-year-old male patient has an upper GI bleed; he is hypotensive and has tarry
stool. Initial care includes:
A) d. Paralyzing the patient and performing intubation
B) c. Packing the bowel with dressings to tamponade the bleeding

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