Geriatrics quiz 1 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Geriatrics Quiz 1 What is the life expectancy of an average geriatric patient? - ANS 78.7 years old What is the life expectancy of males? - ANS 76.3 years old What is the life expectancy of females? - ANS 81.1 years old What age range is classified as "elderly"? (defined by WHO) - ANS 65-75 years old What age range is classified as "old"? (defined by WHO) - ANS 76-90 years old What age range is classified as "very old"? (defined by WHO) - ANS Over 90 years old...

Geriatrics Quiz What is the single most important contributor to successful aging? - ANS Exercise Do the majority of people aged 75 & over have poor health? - ANS No What % of seniors live in nursing homes? - ANS 5% What is the fastest growing age group? - ANS 85+ The most prevalent form of abuse of older people living in community settings is - ANS financial exploitation True or False: depression is a normal part of aging, and is to be expected, particularly for those i...

Geriatrics Quiz 1 Questions With Complete Solutions. Which of the following is the most common complication of hospital admission for older people? a. dementia b. Alzheimer's disease c. delirium d. pneumonia c. delirium What is the best intervention for delirium? a. pharmacological b. bed rest c. early mobility d. deep brain stimulation c. early mobility According to Beer's Criteria, which of the following is true regarding benzodiazepines in older adults? a. should only be pre...

Geriatrics Quiz 1 Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (MoCA) - ANS created to screen pts who present with mild cognitive complaints and usually perform in the normal range of the Mini-Mental State Examination/ One-page 30-point test administered in 10 min/ a score of 26 or above is normal/ if high school was n0ot completed, one paint is added to the score. MoCA Components - ANS Executive Functions (an alteration task adapted from the Trail Marking B task, phonemic fluency task, and ...

Geriatrics Quiz 1 Questions With Complete Solutions. Which of the following is the most common complication of hospital admission for older people? a. dementia b. Alzheimer's disease c. delirium d. pneumonia c. delirium What is the best intervention for delirium? a. pharmacological b. bed rest c. early mobility d. deep brain stimulation c. early mobility According to Beer's Criteria, which of the following is true regarding benzodiazepines in older adults? a. should only be pre...

Geriatrics - Quiz 1 class questions 1. Which of the following is an indication to begin early screening for prostate cancer? - ANS a. *African American race* - answer b. Cigarette smoking c. History of cryptorchidism d. Low sperm count 2. A patient diagnosed with Parkinson's disease displays signs of bradykinesia. Which of the following drugs would be least helpful? - ANS a. Amantadine b. *Anticholinergics* - answer c. Levodopa d. Selective monoamine oxidase inh...

geriatrics quiz 1 a complex genetically regulated interactive process of change in every living organismANS - biological aging cells have limited replication suggests that aging is the result of predictable cell death cells have genetically determined life span "hay flick limit or biological clockANS - programmed aging theories cells are prone to error at a certain time based on changes at cellular level are random and unpredictable - wear and tear, oxidative stress, f...

Geriatrics Quiz 1: Demographics and Theories of Aging Geriatrics Quiz 1: Demographics and Theories of Aging What are the error biological theories - ANS wear and tear, cross-linked, free radical What are the programmed biological theories - ANS senescence, telomeric, endocrine, immunological wear and tear theory - ANS use and abuse of the body over time. the more you use something, the quicker it ages Equates man with machine telomeric theory - ANS telomeres shorten w...

Geriatrics Quiz 1 Questions With Complete Solutions. Which of the following is the most common complication of hospital admission for older people? a. dementia b. Alzheimer's disease c. delirium d. pneumonia c. delirium What is the best intervention for delirium? a. pharmacological b. bed rest c. early mobility d. deep brain stimulation c. early mobility According to Beer's Criteria, which of the following is true regarding benzodiazepines in older adults? a. should only be pre...