Exam 19: Geriatrics

A) HIPAA
B) POLST
C) DNR
D) PVS
E) MCS

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A) growth
B) vegetable
C) brain dead
D) immobile
E) shrinkage

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A) lentigos
B) lentigoes
C) lentigum
D) lentigines
E) lentiges

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A) geriatrics
B) Alzheimer disease
C) dementia
D) senescence
E) longevity

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A) Have a physical examination done on a yearly basis.
B) Limit contact with relatives and friends during the winter months.
C) Stay indoors as much as possible.
D) Receive a yearly influenza vaccine and other vaccines as needed.
E) Take a multivitamin daily.

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A) aging
B) life expectancy
C) life span
D) longevity
E) senescence

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A) dementia
B) delirium
C) hallucination
D) cognition
E) heredity

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A) Minimally conscious state
B) Persistent vegetative state
C) brain death
D) dementia
E) Alzheimer disease

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A) Multiple medications can be given to elderly individuals without problems.
B) When giving multiple medications to elderly individuals, the dosage of each medication must be reduced by half.
C) Medication dosages may need to be adjusted in the elderly based on liver or kidney impairment.
D) Elderly individuals should never be given more than five medications simultaneously.
E) Medications administered to elderly individuals in the evening are better tolerated than if they are given in the morning.

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A) The lungs become more elastic.
B) The lungs become less elastic.
C) The rib cage becomes less flexible.
D) The number of alveoli is reduced.
E) Hypoxic changes occur in other organ systems.

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