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go.lag

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A 92-year-old patient is scheduled for a colectomy. Which of the following physiological changes accompanies the aging process and increases this patient's risk for surgery?
 
  a. An increased tactile sensation
  b. An increased metabolic rate
  c. A relaxation of arterial walls
  d. Reduced glomerular filtration

Question 2

A 40-year-old healthy woman has presented to the clinic for a physical.
 
  When the client asks the nurse practitioner to recommend the amount of time she should spend per week doing moder-ate-intensity physical activity, the nurse practitioner recommends which one of the following? a. One hour per week or 15 minutes a day for four days
  b. 30 minutes or more a day, for a weekly total of three to four hours
  c. One hour per day, for a weekly total of seven hours
  d. 10 minutes a day, for a total of one hour per week


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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A The older adult patient has reduced tactile sense, which decreases the patient's ability to respond to early warning signs of surgical complications, including sensing pressure over bony prominences.
B The older adult patient has a lower basal metabolic rate, reducing total oxygen consumption.
C Rigidity of arterial walls is seen in the older adult.
D The older adult patient is likely to have a reduced glomerular filtration rate. This limits the body's ability to eliminate drugs or toxic substances.

Answer to Question 2

B
Adults should accumulate 30 minutes or more a day of moderate-intensity (brisk) physical activ-ity on most (or all) days of the week, for a weekly total of three to four hours.
One hour per week or 15 minutes a day for four days is not the recommended amount of time for exercise for adults.
One hour per day, for a weekly total of seven hours is not the recommended amount of time for exercise for adults.
Ten minutes a day, for a total of one hour per week is not the recommended amount of time for exercise for adults.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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