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Geriatrics L14-16
Quiz by Seleste Parma
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What are the steps in discussing serious news?
Match the steps and how to implement them.
Which of the following describes interdisciplinary care to relieve suffering, improve QoL, optimize function, assiste decision-making in conjunction with all other medical treatment?
Which of the following describes comprehensive care for patients with a prognosis of <6 months life expectancy and care is focused on symptom management?
What pain level is considered moderate?
What do you do in a patient with chronic, moderate to severe pain?
What dosage should be given to an older adult with renal or hepatic impairment?
What is the preferred route of drug administration?
Match the nausea drug with its usage.
Fecal impaction can present asÂ
Which of the following are palliative approaches for obstruction?
Which of the following do not need to be treated in an actively dying patient?
Which of the following can be used to treat stable patients with anorexia and cachexia?
Which of the following is associated with feeding tubes?
Dyspnea is —— breathlessness
What is the most effective treatment for dyspnea?
Which of the following are reversible causes of delirium?
What would you give someone with distressing delirium?
Who must certify hospice care?
What are the most common non-cancer diagnosis?
What must a patient have in order to withhold or withdraw medical treatment?
Which of the following is illegal in all states?
Advanced directives are written in the event of
What are steps of advanced directive?
Which of the following are characteristics of a living will or declaration?
What is the order of decision makers when there is no dedicated healthcare surrogate?
The durable power of attorney makes all kinds of health care decisions for youÂ
Which of the following are different names for DNR?
Which of the following are barriers to advanced directives when it comes to physicians?
Which of the following are barriers to advanced directives for patients?
Advanced directives are irrevocable if the patient changes mind and is competent to do so.
Which of the following are part of culture?
A patient comes in who is a lived in the 1960s when Jim Crow laws were implemented. These laws are an example of
A patient comes in who is African American and describes being stuck in a low socioeconomic level and having little access to healthcare and educational resources. This is an example of
When talking to a patient they say "I don't see color". This is an example of
Match the following definitions of cultural competency.
The different types/levels of cultural competency is known as the cultural competence
Which of the following has contributed to a growing aging population?
What proportion of individuals 60 or older in developing countries live with children and/or grandchildren?
What proportion of individuals 60 or older in developed countries live with children and/or grandchildren?
Sort misconceptions vs reality of old age.
The population of ≥65 yo went from ___ in 2009 and is projected to be ___ in 2030.
Match the statistics with what they represent.
The Association for Community Living (ACL) recognizes that minority Americans are at risk forÂ
The older minority population ≥65 yo is expected to increase __ between 1999 to 2030.
Which of the following are more common now than back in the day?
What are the leading causes of death in older population?
Most providers fall between cultural ___ and cultural ___ on the cultural competence continuum.
What should be considered for caregiver health?
What are positives of caregiving?
Which of the following are part of multicomplexity?
What are the aspects to promote cross-cultural understanding?
Match the following are general rules of thumb for elderly pt symptoms.
A patient is taking glyburide and SMX/TMP. What are they at a high risk for?
Sulfonylureas like glyburide are ____ substrates.
Which of the following causes decreased amounts of CYP2C9 enzyme in the liver?
A patient has a pressure ulcer that looks like a non-blanching erythema over the sacrum. What stage is this ulcer in?
A patient has a pressure ulcer that has partial thickness involvement, involving only the dermis and epidermis over the sacrum. What stage is this ulcer in?
A patient has a pressure ulcer that is full thickness, involving the dermis and subcutaneous tissue over the sacrum, but not the fascia. What stage is this ulcer in?
A patient has a pressure ulcer that is full thickness, involving the dermis, subcutaneous tissue, and the fascia over the sacrum. What stage is this ulcer in?
A patient has a pressure ulcer that looks like an eschar and you are unable to see how far it extends. What stage is this ulcer in?
Which of the following is a detailed form of advanced planning that outlines a patient's desires when they are unable to make decisions for themselves?
Which of the following is the practice of a physician providing a mentally competent, terminally ill pt with a prescription for medication which the pt may choose to ingest to achieve a peaceful death and avoid further suffering?
Which of the following is an act undertaken only by a physician that intentionally ends the life of a person at their request?
Which of the following makes up multicomplexity?