Deck 36: Clinical Changes Experienced by Older Women

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is the most common preventable cause of premature death?

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What are the three most frequent cancer sites among women?

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Age-related cataracts are associated with _____.

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 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

List five risk factors for malnutrition among the elderly.

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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