Question 1

Women's longer life expectancy lengthens the number of years they are living with functional limitations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

List three challenges related to multiple medication use for elderly patients.

Accepted Answer

Responses should include any three of the following:
●Decreasing cognitive ability leading to taking the wrong medication or wrong dose
●Interactions of prescribed and/or over-the-counter medications
●Failure to adhere to physician prescribed protocols
●Confusion due to similar colors and markings on medications
●Illiteracy leading to a misunderstanding of how and when to take medications
●Other valid responses are also acceptable.

Question 3

Successful aging is characterized by maintaining high levels of mental and physical functioning while preventing or delaying onset of chronic and disabling medical conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

List five risk factors for malnutrition among the elderly.

Accepted Answer

Responses should include five of the fol

Question 5

For some elderly women, higher BMI provides protection against trauma, frailty, and wasting syndromes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are the three most frequent cancer sites among women?

Accepted Answer

A)  breast, cervix, and kidney 
B)  breast, colon, and lung 
C)  bladder, lung, and pancreas 
D)  brain, breast, and colon 
A)  breast, cervix, and kidney 
B)  breast, colon, and lung 
C)  bladder, lung, and pancreas 
D)  brain, breast, and colon

Question 7

Which of the following is associated with incontinence in older women?

Accepted Answer

A)  low BMI 
B)  depression 
C)  intact uterus 
D)  moderate physical activitiy 
A)  low BMI 
B)  depression 
C)  intact uterus 
D)  moderate physical activitiy

Question 8

What is the most common preventable cause of premature death?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of a social network 
B)  physical inactivity 
C)  obesity 
D)  smoking 
A)  lack of a social network 
B)  physical inactivity 
C)  obesity 
D)  smoking

Question 9

How is maintaining proper oral health important to supporting immune function in older women?

Accepted Answer

Oral health screenings, personal oral hy

Question 10

Employment of older women has decreased during the past four decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Age-related cataracts are associated with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  diabetes and hormone replacement therapy 
B)  dyspepsia and mild exposure to ultraviolet light 
C)  active smoking and arthritis 
D)  diabetes and passive exposure to tobacco smoke 
A)  diabetes and hormone replacement therapy 
B)  dyspepsia and mild exposure to ultraviolet light 
C)  active smoking and arthritis 
D)  diabetes and passive exposure to tobacco smoke

Question 12

As of 2009, life expectancy for the total U.S. population reached _____ years.

Accepted Answer

A)  74.4 
B)  78.2 
C)  80.9 
D)  87.6 
A)  74.4 
B)  78.2 
C)  80.9 
D)  87.6

Question 13

Lack of routine exercise accelerates loss of skeletal muscle, leading to sarcopenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the leading cause of death among American women age 65 and older?

Accepted Answer

A)  heart disease 
B)  cancer 
C)  chronic respiratory disease 
D)  cerebrovascular disease 
A)  heart disease 
B)  cancer 
C)  chronic respiratory disease 
D)  cerebrovascular disease

Question 15

To what did Kreiger et al. attribute the declining premature mortality of infants and adult minority populations beginning in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

The declining premature mortality of inf

Exam 36: Clinical Changes Experienced by Older Women

Women's longer life expectancy lengthens the number of years they are living with functional limitations.

List three challenges related to multiple medication use for elderly patients.

Successful aging is characterized by maintaining high levels of mental and physical functioning while preventing or delaying onset of chronic and disabling medical conditions.

List five risk factors for malnutrition among the elderly.

For some elderly women, higher BMI provides protection against trauma, frailty, and wasting syndromes.

What are the three most frequent cancer sites among women?

Which of the following is associated with incontinence in older women?

What is the most common preventable cause of premature death?

How is maintaining proper oral health important to supporting immune function in older women?

Employment of older women has decreased during the past four decades.

Age-related cataracts are associated with _____.

As of 2009, life expectancy for the total U.S. population reached _____ years.

Lack of routine exercise accelerates loss of skeletal muscle, leading to sarcopenia.

What is the leading cause of death among American women age 65 and older?

To what did Kreiger et al. attribute the declining premature mortality of infants and adult minority populations beginning in the 1960s?

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Health Promotion, Disease Prevention

Preventive Nutrition: Public Health Implications

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Epidemiology of Womens Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Sexuality and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Epidemiology of Reproductive Health

Menopause

Sexually Transmitted Infections

The Epidemiology of Hivaids Among American Women

Prevention of Hivaids in Women

Eating Disorders

Depression in Women

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Women

Substance Use Disorders

Intimate Partner Violence and Womens Health in the Usa

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Multiple Sclerosis

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Diabetes Across the Stages of a Womans Life

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Women and Cardiovascular Disease

Migraine in Women

Epidemiology of Chronic Pain and Chronic Pain-Related Conditions

Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Alzheimers Disease in Women

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