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Question

1. An older adult is accompanied by their adult child who last saw them 2 years ago. The family member is concerned that the patient appears ill, but their hypertension and diabetes are well-controlled with medication and they have been relatively stable for the last 5 years. The patient is active, but experienced a fall earlier in the year, with a laceration that was repaired in the local emergency department. When discussing the aging process with the patient and family, which of the following should be included?

a. Liver size invariably increases with advancing age

b. Total lung capacity decreases by 10% with each decade after 50 years of age

c. The arteries become thinner with age due to thinning if the intimal layer

d. Decreased appetite may result from decreased sensitivity of taste buds

2. A 67 year old woman was diagnosed recently with osteoporosis and started on a bisphosphonate medication. She asks if there are any supplements she should consider taking to help with this treatment. Which of the following supplements may enhance the effectiveness of their prescription pharmacological treatment?

a. Vitamin A

b. Iron

c. Vitamin D and Calcium

d. Vitamin K

e. Supplementing all fat soluble vitamin