Your patient is a 67 year old female who has very painful arthritis. She says that she has good days and bad days, but today she had to take double the usual does of ibuprofen and naproxen. It seems that she is on many other medications, too. She tells you that she does not always have enough money to fill her prescriptions on time. What problems can this lead to?

Your patient is a 67 year old female who has very painful arthritis. She says that she has good days and bad days, but today she had to take double the usual does of ibuprofen and naproxen. It seems that she is on many other medications, too. She tells you that she does not always have enough money to fill her prescriptions on time. What problems can this lead to?

a. Insufficient anticonvulsant medication can lead to seizures occurring
b. Less medication than usual can be difficult for the elderly patient to excrete
c. The medication can be too strong for the patient to take if it is taken in an under dose
d. The patient is likely to have excessive pain and miss sleep

Answer: A

Your patient is a 67 year old female who has very painful arthritis. She says that she has good days and bad days, but today she had to take double the usual does of ibuprofen and naproxen. She stat that, in addition to the pain, her stomach is hurting, she is very lightheaded and she vomited a coffee-brown substance just before calling the ambulance. What could be the problem with this woman?

Your patient is a 67 year old female who has very painful arthritis. She says that she has good days and bad days, but today she had to take double the usual does of ibuprofen and naproxen. She stat that, in addition to the pain, her stomach is hurting, she is very lightheaded and she vomited a coffee-brown substance just before calling the ambulance. What could be the problem with this woman?

a. She is allergic to NSAIDs
b. She may have aggravated her ulcer
c. She is having an acute myocardial infarction
d. The combined effect of the two medicines lowered her blood pressure

Answer: B

You are assessing an 80 year old woman who has an injury. You should consider that any injury to an elderly patient could be a sign of:

You are assessing an 80 year old woman who has an injury. You should consider that any injury to an elderly patient could be a sign of:

a. A severe fall
b. Alzheimer's disease
c. Abuse or neglect
d. Depression

Answer: C

You were called to the senior citizen center to treat a 69 year old woman who was found on the floor in the hallway. She was coming from the bathroom when she must have slipped on the waxed floor. You suspect she may have fractured her left hip. These injuries are especially common in elderly women because of:

You were called to the senior citizen center to treat a 69 year old woman who was found on the floor in the hallway. She was coming from the bathroom when she must have slipped on the waxed floor. You suspect she may have fractured her left hip. These injuries are especially common in elderly women because of:

a. Women's short legs
b. Motor vehicle collisions
c. Abnormal curvature of the hip
d. Loss of calcium

Answer: D