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Aging Physiology And Pharmacology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. BZD + antidepressant: interaction outcome






2. lightheadedness






3. anticholinergic drugs may lead to what prescription cascade?






4. How does the aging heart compensate for lower HR to maintain unchanged CO?






5. How does aging affect Rx pharmacokinetic metabolism?






6. What is the STOPP criteria?






7. Syncope prognosis based on etio






8. What is abuse?






9. What is the Cockcroft Gault equation?






10. How does aging increase incontinence?






11. delirium: mgmt






12. what receptors increase sensitivity with aging?






13. when selecting an P1-metabolite or P2-metabolite safer in elderly?






14. thiazide diuretic may lead to what prescription cascade?






15. frailty signs






16. What are the hazards of elderly hospitalization?






17. pulm edema + atypical Sx






18. How does sliding scale glycemic control relate to elderly?






19. acute abdomen + atypical Sx






20. What are the 4 basic ethical principles?






21. frailty raises vulnerability to...






22. Alb-bound Rx






23. What are the common causes of lightheadedness?






24. what Rx are commonly monifoted in elderly for ADR?






25. What are the 3 stages of ADRs?






26. what normally prevents syncope?






27. how may hypertension compensate for aging?






28. dementia tx






29. refusing intervention






30. opioid tx in elderly






31. delirium incidence






32. What are the possible cardiac causes of presyncope?






33. What are the 3 sentinel events for LT care?






34. substituted judgment






35. incontinence complication






36. Presyncope






37. how can you determine whether Rx is appropriate to use in elderly patient?






38. LBW equation






39. narcotics may lead to what prescription cascade?






40. What are the pharmacodynamic changes associated with aging?






41. What are the 4 forms of dizziness?






42. galantamine






43. what ADR are common in elderly patient?






44. How does aging affect pharmacokinetic Rx distribution?






45. BZD + antipsychotic: interaction outcome






46. ADR rf






47. incontinence epidemiology






48. How does aging affect GI absorption of Rx?






49. What are the vascular changes of presyncope?






50. delirium: medical rf