Geriatría

Question 1

Name of list of potentially inappropriate medications for use in older adults

ACP January 2022

Answer 1

Beers List (accept Beers Criteria)

Question 2

Age-related sensorineural hearing loss primarily affects sounds in this range

ACP January 2022

Answer 2

High frequency (accept >2 KHz)

Question 3

Term for the degenerative loss of muscle mass associated with aging

ACP January 2022

Answer 3

Sarcopenia

Question 4

This primary hematopoietic group of disorders occurs most commonly in older adults

ACP January 2022

Answer 4

Myelodysplastic syndrome (accept myelodysplasia)

Question 5

Expected increase in the alveolar-arteriolar oxygen gradient for each decade of life

ACP January 2022

Answer 5

1 mmHg

Question 6

Term for age-related hearing loss

ACP July 2023

Answer 6

Presbycusis

Question 7

Mobility test involving observation of rising from a chair, walking a fixed distance, returning, and sitting again

ACP July 2023

Answer 7

Get Up and Go Test (or Timed Up and Go Test)

Question 8

Term for gradual deterioration in immune function with advancing age

ACP July 2023

Answer 8

Immunosenescence

Question 9

Age increases these two blood pressure measurement parameters

ACP July 2023

Answer 9

Systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure

Question 10

Syndromic eponym for visual hallucinations occurring in patients with acquired visual loss

ACP July 2023

Answer 10

Charles Bonnet Syndrome (accept visual release hallucinations)