What factors influence the timing and extent of age-related changes? (Select all that apply.)
a. Health maintenance
b. Ethnicity
c. Heredity
d. Attitude
e. Environment
Question 2What vitamins are necessary to support ossification? (Select all that apply.)
a. A
b. B6
c. C
d. D
e. E
Question 3What should be avoided by an 82-year-old man with rosacea? (Select all that apply.)
a. Stress
b. Dairy products
c. Sun exposure
d. Spicy foods
e. Alcohol consumption
Question 4A person who experienced a hemorrhagic cardiac vascular accident (CVA) to the left hemisphere would demonstrate which type of symptoms?
a. Language disturbances
b. Poor impulse control
c. Inappropriate affect
d. Confabulation
Question 5What is a cause of pernicious anemia?
a. An iron deficiency
b. A deficiency of vitamin B12
c. Low serum potassium level
d. Blood loss
Question 6What would be an acceptable alteration in the plan of care for a patient with a hiatal hernia who is experiencing gastrointestinal reflux?
a. Encouraging the patient to lie down after meals
b. Drinking two full glasses of liquid after the evening meal
c. Eating smaller, more frequent meals
d. Using caffeine drinks to assist with digestion