Hyponatremia refers to
a. Low sodium blood levels
b. High sodium blood levels
c. High potassium blood levels
d. Low potassium blood levels
Question 2Drugs that can cause blood glucose levels to increase include all of the following except
a. Corticosteroids
b. Insulin
c. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
d. Furosemide (Lasix)
Question 3The disease (or diseases) associated with elevated blood glucose levels is (are)
a. Anemia
b. Renal failure
c. Diabetes mellitus
d. Osteoporosis and degenerative joint disease
Question 4Symptoms of high blood glucose levels include
a. Urinary frequency
b. Restlessness
c. Hunger
d. Sweating
Question 5Prothrombin time (PT) is primarily used to monitor
a. The risk of an older adult developing bleeding disorders
b. Older adults who are taking oral anticoagulant therapy
c. Dissolving blood clots for older adults with deep vein thrombosis
d. Thickness of the blood
Question 6Platelets are important to the
a. Smooth flow of blood through the capillaries
b. Blood clotting process
c. Production of red blood cells and white blood cells
d. Response of the body to infection
Question 7How does the white blood cell count respond during an acute infection in an older adult?
a. No change in the white blood cell count
b. Similar to the white blood cell response of a younger person
c. Dramatic white blood cell count elevation
d. Slight decrease in white blood cell count
Question 8The decrease in white blood cell counts for an older adult being treated for lung cancer is probably related to
a. Suppression of bone marrow production of white blood cells by chemotherapy drugs
b. An infectious process related to the older adult's immunocompromised status
c. Excessive stress in dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer
d. Tissue inflammation from radiation therapy