Ageing 3

Question 1

stroke patients

Answer 1

hemiplegic gait

Question 2

sensory ataxia

Answer 2

antalgic gait

Question 3

primal myopathy

Answer 3

waddling gait

Question 4

slow rising pulse indicates what

Answer 4

significant aortic stenosis

Question 5

what can help define the severity of aortic stenosis

Answer 5

exercise testing

Question 6

key MDT members

Answer 6

doctor 
nurse
physio
OT
care manager

Question 7

cerebrally disease tone

Answer 7

reduced

Question 8

fragmin proph dose

Answer 8

125000 units

Question 9

does clonazepam cause a tremor

Answer 9

no

Question 10

DVT and AF

Answer 10

risk is not high

Question 11

ACS in older people

Answer 11

can present with shortness of breath

Question 12

pain thresholds

Answer 12

lower in older age

Question 13

PE more likely to present with

Answer 13

syncope

Question 14

heart failure may present with

Answer 14

delirium

Question 15

common risk factors for falling 
muscle 
history 
drugs
age 
eyes
brain

Answer 15

muscle weakness
previous fall
poly pharmacy, sedating drugs
visual impairment 
cogn impairment

Question 16

long term deterioration in patients with delirium

Answer 16

can happen

Question 17

pH of pleural fluid in an empyema

Answer 17

<7.2
low glucose
raised lactic dehydrogenase

Question 18

massive unilateral pleural effusion

Answer 18

usually due to cancer

Question 19

in infection the protein content of the fluid will be

Answer 19

exudate >25

Question 20

transudates are usually what

Answer 20

bilateral

Question 21

anti emetic for parkinson’s px

Answer 21

domperidone

Question 22

postural hypotension can occur with what

Answer 22

dehydration

Question 23

Benzo’s in delirium

Answer 23

can be used to treat

but can worsen delirium

Question 24

hypothermia diagnosis

Answer 24

don’t use oral/auricular temperature - not reliable

Question 25

commonest cx of BPH

Answer 25

acute urinary retention

Question 26

liverpool care pathway designed why

Answer 26

ensure patients who were nearing death received appropriate care

Question 27

when is the Liverpool care pathway supposed to be used

Answer 27

in the last 48-72 hours of life - doesn't mean patient will die in this time

Question 28

thrombosis is indicated

Answer 28

can be given up to 12 hours of onset of symptoms | most effective in the first 6 hours

Question 29

bifocal glasses

Answer 29

can distort images when looking down -> falls

Question 30

falls best prevented by

Answer 30

muscle strengthening and balance

Question 31

calcium supplementation and falls

Answer 31

no link

Question 32

exercises increases what when performed weight bearing

Answer 32

bone mineral density

Question 33

exercises improves what in osteoarthritis

Answer 33

joint flexibility

Question 34

prostate cancer and back pain

Answer 34

technetium bone scan

Question 35

becks triad

Answer 35

CBT depression slef worthless world/environment if unfair future is hopeless

Question 36

amitryp and BPH

Answer 36

makes it worse | urinary incontincnace

Question 37

statins

Answer 37

grapefruit

Question 38

metro

Answer 38

alcohol - flush

Question 39

warfarin

Answer 39

leaf vegetables / cranberry

Question 40

bananas oranges grean leafy veg | potassium

Answer 40

ACIE ARB k sparing diuretics

Question 41

donepazil and atenolol

Answer 41

hypertension | drug drug interaction

Question 42

BZD causing memory loss

Answer 42

idiosyncratic effect

Question 43

steady of 1st order drugs

Answer 43

rate of administration = rate of elimination