Question

Brenna's mother recently fell down the lowest step of their front porch while scooping snow, and she cracked her ulna. Brenna gets angry at her mother for scooping the snow in the first place when she knows she has osteoporosis and a tendency for falling. Brett hires a snow removal service that will arrive as early as possible after future snows to prevent this from happening again, because they both know that Brenna's mom is going to continue to shovel. She still feels young, and she says her osteoporosis and age aren't holding her back in life. 1. Brenna and Brett both feel that even though Brenna's mother has a history of falling every couple of years, she is overall very healthy compared to others her age. Brett's mom on the other hand is only a few years older and very active in her local community organizations and tennis league. True or False: Functional status is a better indicator of health in older adults than age, because how they have taken care of themselves over their lifetime greatly affects how they feel and function. Two different 70-year-olds can have completely different health statuses. a. True b. False

2. Brenna's parents have lived in the same college town since Brenna was young. This town has so much diversity; it is a melting pot of cultures. Brenna has always loved visiting her parents because she is able to meet up with friends at the various ethnic restaurants around town. True or False: Younger adults are often advocates of upholding traditional food patterns. a. True b. False

3. Brett's weekly phone call with his father has become a graphic rundown of all of his father's bodily functions and ailments. Brett wants the best for his father, but he isn't a fan of the graphic details, nor of his father complaining without changing anything about his nutrition or lifestyle. He did buy a multivitamin the other day at the store, and he's about to open the box, sometime today or tomorrow, to see what it's all about.

Which of the following is NOT an age-associated physiological gastrointestinal system change that affects nutritional status?

a. damaged, less efficient mitochondria resulting in less energy

b. chronic diarrhea and gas

c. dysphagia

d. reduced B12 absorption

e. reduced saliva and mucus production

f. slower peristalsis

4. Brett feels that he can help his father prevent age-related loss of muscle mass. As a physical trainer, Brett has helped many people maintain their fitness, so he wants to help his father, too. True or False: When comparing young versus older adults, older adults have less protein, water, and fat mass. a. True b. False

5. Brett's mother is an active mahjong player at the local library, and one of her mahjong friends has been recommending that the ladies in the league start using supplements. Brett's mother constantly sees supplement ads on television, and she reads in her daily digest magazine that women over 50 years of age should take several different supplements to maintain their health.

Which of the following is an age-related nutrient of concern?

a. vitamin A

b. vitamin E

c. vitamin B12

d. All of these are correct.

6. Brett has been with Mark, one of his good buddies, about his parents' health issues. Mark is a doctor. Mark tells Brett that all he can do is show concern for his parents and offer ways to help them that don't sound like he's putting them down. Maintaining a sense of self is important to aging healthily. Brett hadn't thought of his parents like that.

There are many conditions a person may face in their elder years that affect their nutritional status. Which of the following is a condition that puts older adults at nutritional risk?

a. depression

b. functional disability

c. poverty

d. social isolation

e. All of these are correct.

Answer 1

1. Answer; True.

Reason ; Although aging plays a major role in the health status, but the function ability and the person daily activity shows the health status of the elder ones, hence the given statement regarding these two old people is a true one.

2. Answer; False.

Reason ; Actually the old ones know more about the traditional foods and they are very desperate to have them, but the younger ones in most cases are not really care about these traditional items. Therefore the given statement would be considered as false.

3. Answer; B) Chronic diarrhea and gas.

Reason ; Among the listed health issue, all are related with the aging factor, but the above mentioned condition doesn't have any relationship with the age factor. Therefore these condition would not be comes under the category of age associated physiological changes in the gastrointestinal system.

4. Answer; B) False

5. Answer; d) All of these are correct

6. Answer; e) All of these are correct.