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1
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The most common chronic disease among older people in the US is…

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Hypertension

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The country with the highest percentage of its population age 65 and over is…

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Japan

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What state has the most 65 year olds?

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Florida

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With regards to the poverty rate among older people, which of the following is true?

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Women have higher poverty rates than men

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According to the US census, _____ adults are grandparents.

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1 in 4

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What proportion of older adults were hospitalized in 2007?

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1/3

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Which advocacy group for the elderly was founded by Maggie Kuhn in 1970?

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Grey Panthers

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In collectivist societies, which role is a grandparent most likely to hold?

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Reservoir of family wisdom

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Common geriatric syndrome that may be caused or exacerbated by medications and be observed as ADRs include all of the following except: 
A. Cognitive impairment 
B. Gait instability and falls
C. Urinary incontinence 
D. Schizophrenia
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D. Schizophrenia

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A criteria established by the American geriatric society that looks at adverse drug events in older adults is called the

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BEERS criteria

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Drugs that exhibit water solubility are referred to as

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Hydrophilicity

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Which of the following factors influences drug metabolism in the elderly?

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Reduction in hepatic blood flow

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13
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Peter Doolittles TED talk focused mainly on what type of memory?

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Working

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14
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Drug dose adjustments are typically based on…

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Lipophilicity

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The major physiological changes that occur with aging are the following

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Reduction in body water & kidney function & liver func
Increase in body fat

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What in the body influences drug metabolism?

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Organs mass, microsomal enzyme activity, and blood flow

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17
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What drug is most abused by seniors?

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Alcohol

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Drugs associated with greater sensitivity and harm in older people are antipsychotics, hypnotic, diuretics and non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs

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True

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Which of the following can be considered main adverse effects of drugs commonly use in the older adult population

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Renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, constipation

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If a black man is alive at age 65, what is the most likely outcome?

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His life expectancy is similar to whites

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Most older people have savings to take care of living in a long term care facility for how long?

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1 year

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The most common condition among older people in the USA is

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Arthritis

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Since 1980, the divorce rate of older people has:

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Remained relatively low

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With regard to living situation, older adults are more likely to stay put in:

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The agricultural heartland

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The major source of income for those over 65 years old is
Social Security
26
Individuals are eligible for medicare at age:
65
27
What type of care is likely to increase dramatically in those over 85?
Home care, medicare, long term care.
28
What is Diana Nyad's sport?
Long distance swimming
29
Advice from 90 year olds to medical students included the following:
Answer their questions, take more time, look at your patients versus typing
30
Most of the data and statistics from the publication "An Aging Nation" is derived from what source?
United states census
31
When a grandparent raises a grandchild, which of the following poses a significant challenge to the role?
Personal health problems, limited income, and social stigma of the parents problem
32
Adults who must care for their own children plus the aging parents are referred to as:
The sandwich generation
33
Which type of activity specifically helps the brain produce new neurons?
Aerobic exercise
34
Which ethnic group tends to have the closest family relationships?
Hispanics
35
Which of the following visual skills does NOT tend to decrease with aging?
Distance vision
36
Sleep problems can affect anyone, and typically can include all expect:
Increased REM sleep
37
The ability to carry out purposeful motor activities is defined as:
Praxis
38
Cognitive impairment is caused by these 3 primary factors?
Disease, Disuse, Aging
39
How many types of medication-related problems (MRP) are there?
6 types
40
Drug distribution is dependent on which factors?
Hydrophilicity, Lipophilicity, and plasma protein binding
41
What percent of body fat increased as we grow older?
45%
42
Which of following is the most predictable pharmacokentic change in older adults?
Renal excretion
43
The ability to synthesize_______ in the skin by sunlight decreases with aging
Vitamin D
44
Which state had the greatest increase in proportion of older people from 2000 to 2010?
Alaska
45
The Baby Boomer Generation is those individuals born between the years...
1946-1964
46
In the USA, which ethnic has the shortest life expectancy?
Native American
47
One American will turn 65 every _____ for the next 18 years
8 seconds
48
The fastest-growing segment of the population consists of individuals who are
50-65 years of age
49
Cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to work well for older people who are experiencing
Sleep disorders
50
Which of the following would be an example of sleep restriction?
Getting out of bed if not asleep in one half hour
51
Which of the following problems can most likely be life-threatening?
Obstructive sleep apnea
52
Which of the following about anosmia is true?
Anosmia often goes undetected in older people
53
Drug distribution in the body includes each of the following except?
Malformation
54
Delirium is a transient physiological reaction generally caused by
Acute medical conditions
55
Compared to younger people, older people do better in real-life tasks involving which type of memory tasks?
Prospective
56
Age-related changes in the gastrointestinal tract include all of the following except
Decreased gastric pH
57
Which of the following statements about Mild Cognitive Impairment is true?
About 40% of those with MCI will eventually get dementia such as AD
58
Which of the following statements about intelligence is accurate?
Crystallized intelligence is less affected by aging than fluid intelligence is

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