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Geriatric/Pediatric Flashcards

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Notable growth in ____ y/o population and shrinking in __ ___ y/o population

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  • 65+
  • 14
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Gerontology

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Study of aging

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Geriatrics

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Subspecialty of clinical medicine focusing on caring for the aged

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4
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How does CRP change with age?

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Increases

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5
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How does albumin change with age?

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Decreases

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How do muscle mass and total creatinine production change with age?

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  • Both decrease
  • Rate and extent of muscle mass loss have strong genetic component
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7
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How does total bone density change with age?

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Decreases
Much more dramatic for women post-menopause

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How do serum calcitonin and PTH change with age (bone metabolism)?

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Both increase

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9
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Which GIT issues increase with age?

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  • Atrophic gastritis
  • Low gastric production
  • Increased malnutrition
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10
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Which vitamin/mineral/protein deficiencies worsen with age?

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  • Vit B12 deficiency
  • Decreased calcium
  • Decreased iron absorption
  • Decreased albumin
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How do the following change with aging?
Number of functional glomeruli
GFR/renal blood flow
Kidney concentrating ability
Acid/base, water, electrolyte levels

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All decrease!!

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12
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Which urinary system hormones increase with age?

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EPO, ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide), and BNP (b-type natriuretic peptide)

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13
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Which urinary system hormones decrease with age?

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Renin and responsiveness to ANP

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14
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What happens to the thymus with age?

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Shrinks

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15
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What immune substance increases with age?

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ANAs (anti-nuclear antibodies)

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16
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What immune substances decrease with age?

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  • Thymosin
  • T-cell and B-cell function
  • Hematopoietic stem cells
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17
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Which endocrine system hormones usually remain stable with age?

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  • ACTH
  • Epinephrine
  • TSH (but may slightly increase)
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18
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Which endocrine system hormones usually increase with age?

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  • Norepinephrine secretion
  • ANP
  • PTH
  • ADH/AVP
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19
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Which endocrine system hormones usually decrease with age?

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  • GH
  • Peak melatonin
  • Aldosterone
  • DHEA
  • IGF-1
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20
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How does glucose metabolism change with age?

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  • Insulin secretion does not change BUT insulin sensitivity decreases
  • People with genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes more likely to manifest illness (increasing age, BMI, lack of exercise)
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What are some factors that impact interpretation of lab results for elderly population?

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  • Exercise type/duration
  • Meds
  • Mobility
  • Nutritional status
  • Personal habits
  • Presence of chronic/subclinical disorders
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22
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What factor correlate with muscle mass and renal function?

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Creatinine levels

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23
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Osteoporosis due to

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lack of sex hormones and hypogonadism

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24
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Inadequate calcium absorption leads to ____________________________

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low serum calcium and increased PTH, which then increases calcium loss from bones -> increases ALP

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25
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Which GIT substances increase with age?

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CRP, GGT, and fibrinogen

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26
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Which GIT substances decrease with age?

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Ferritin, transferrin, albumin, and total protein

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27
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Enlargement of prostate leads to

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Increase in prostate specific antigen (PSA), which can cause urinary obstruction

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28
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How doe sex hormones (testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone) change with age?

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All decrease

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29
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How does increase in age affect drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination?

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  • Absorption=rate slows
  • Distribution=highly water-soluble drugs tend to be more concentrated due to decreased body water
  • Metabolism=hepatic blood flow/mass decrease
  • Elimination=renal blood flow/mass decrease -> decline in GFR
30
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Which factor was emphasized to have a big impact on increased lifespan and quality of life in geriatrics?

31
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A baby delivered at term weighs about __

32
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A baby whose birth weight is below the ___ percentile for gestational age is considered small

33
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Organ development at birth

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Most organs are not fully developed

34
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GFR and renal tubular function at birth

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Both mature during the first year of life

35
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Normal intrauterine development time period

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38-40 weeks of gestation

36
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Infant phlebotomy complicated by which factors?

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  • Patient size
  • Inability for patient to communicate
37
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Which type of testing plays an important/expanding role in pediatric practice?

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Point-of-care testing (POCT) aka near-patient testing

38
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POCT factors to be considered

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  • Turnaround time
  • Evaluation of POCT devices
  • Device limitations for pediatric use
39
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Primary maintenance of blood gas and pH homeostasis following birth requires what to regulate acid-base metabolism?

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Sufficiently mature lungs and kidneys

40
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Which cells does the lung express at 24 wk of gestation and what are their functions?

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  • Type 1 pneumocytes = gas exchange
  • Type 2 pneumocytes = secrete surfactant containing lecithin and sphingomyelin
41
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Why is surfactant important for the lungs?

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Necessary for the lungs to expand and transfer blood gases after delivery

42
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)

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Failure to excrete CO2 and the levels rise -> causing respiratory acidosis

43
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Blood gas measurement in neonates

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  • Non-invasive transcutaneous devices measure oxygen and CO2 status
  • Some analyzers take small capillary samples in pediatric settings
44
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Anaerobic collection from neonates

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Must be free-flowing from heelstick and sealed/processed fast

45
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What other analytes can blood gas analyzers measure for neonates?

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  • Lactate
  • Urea
  • Bilirubin
  • Creatinine
46
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Advantages and disadvantages of blood gas analyzer measuring lactate, urea, bilirubin, and creatinine?

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  • Advantage = smaller blood volume needed
  • Disadvantage = can’t tell if sample is hemolyzed
47
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Disorders that cause hypernatremia and hyponatremia must be treated in neonates to prevent ___

48
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Cause of physiologic jaundice in neonates

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Failure of immature liver to properly metabolize bilirubin

49
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Which organ plays an essential role in energy metabolism for the whole body?

50
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Blood glucose homeostasis/hepatic metabolism of glucose are maintained by which hormones?

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  • Glucagon
  • Cortisol
  • Epinephrine
  • IGF
51
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Type 1 diabetes previously called ___

52
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Type 2 diabetes cases ____

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have grown tremendously in the last 30 years

53
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Which organ plays a central role in nitrogen metabolism?

54
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Liver synthesizes which proteins?

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  • albumin
  • transferrin
  • complement clotting factors
55
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Liver metabolism of breakdown products turn into ___

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  • ammonia
  • urea
  • creatinine
  • uric acid
56
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Blood ammonia levels are typically higher in which age group compared to which other age group?

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Higher in newborns than older kids

57
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Which is a potential new test, not routinely used yet, for testing renal function in neonates?

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Cystatin C

58
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Creatinine and uric acid levels in newborns

59
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Lack of Vit D can cause

60
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Normal bone growth requires integration of which elements?

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  • calcium
  • phosphate
  • magnesium
61
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Normal bone growth requires endocrine regulation from which hormones?

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  • Vit D
  • PTH
  • Calcitonin
62
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Hypothalamus secretes which hormone in the thyroid system?

63
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Adrenal cortex system regulates

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Mineral and carb metabolism

64
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Hypothalamus secretes which two regulatory hormones that affect growth?

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  • GH-inhibiting factor (somatostatin)
  • GHRH
65
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Hypothalamus secretes which sexual maturation hormone?

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GnRH (suppressed in infants and young children)

66
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Human fetus synthesizes which Ab?

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Small amount of IgM and IgA to lesser extent

67
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How does prematurity affect infant immunity?

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Transient hypogammaglobinemia

68
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Severe combined immune deficiency (SCID)

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Lack both humoral and cellular immunity (boy in bubble)

69
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Common genetic disease within Caucasian population in the US

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Cystic fibrosis

70
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Newborn screening tests

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  • PKU
  • Steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency
  • Sickle cell disease
  • CF
  • Galactosemia (some states/countries)
71
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Theophylline is metabolized to ___ in neonates but not adults

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Theophylline

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