NR601/ NR 601 Midterm Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Primary Care of the Maturing and Aged Family Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct |Grade A – Chamberlain CGA - ANSWER Complete Geriatric Assessment What is the purpose of a CGA? - ANSWER The physical health of an older adult is totally related to psychosocial health, functional ability, and a safe enabling environment.Five Domains of CGA - ANSWER Physical health, functional health, psychological health, socio-environmental support, and quality of life measures 1 / 3
What does functional health show? - ANSWER ADLs, iADLs, sensory assessment (hearing, vision), gait, balance; How the older adult can care for themselves day to day Who created Beers Criteria? - ANSWER American Geriatric Society Purpose of the Beers Criteria - ANSWER Improve medication selection and avoid dangerous medications Who is the Beers Criteria tailored for? - ANSWER Adults 65 and older in all settings except hospice and palliative care What does the Beers Criteria stress the importance of? - ANSWER Deprescribing to avoid polypharmacy and adverse drug reactions 2 / 3
Geriatric patients do what differently to drugs than younger patients? - ANSWER Metabolize drugs Drug to avoid in patients with heart failure - ANSWER Cilostazol Drug to avoid in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction - ANSWER Non dihydropyridine CCBs (Diltiazem, Verapamil) Drugs to avoid in patients with Syncope - ANSWER -Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) -Non-selective peripheral alpha-1 blockers (doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin) -Tertiary TCAs Antipsychotics (Chlorpromazine, Thioridazine, Olanzapine) Drugs to avoid in patients with Delirium - ANSWER -Anticholinergics
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