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Select True or False.
2. When using narcotics, a doctor should use a limited amount to avoid addiction. True False
3. Mitosis has four stages. True False
4. Pharmacodynamics refers to changes in the effect of a drug a the receptor site. True False
5. Beta-blockers have few side effects. True False
6. There are currently about 15,000 nursing homes in the USA. True False
7. MID is an acronym for multiple-infarct dementia. True False
8. Surgery should never be considered when dealing with constipation in the elderly. True False
9. Hip fractures are 30% fatal. True False
10. In 2003, non-Hispanic whites accounted for nearly 75 percent of the US older population. True False
11. In 2003, nearly 46 million people age 65 and older lived in the USA. True False
12. Divorce is not common among the older population. In 2003, only 9% of women and 7% of men were divorced. True False
13. Poverty, income, and the availability of cash resources have undergone little change for the older Americans. True False
14. Much of the illness, disability, and death associated with chronic disease are known to be avoidable through prevention measures. True False
15. Old people and young people are about equal when it comes to drug compliance. True False
16. Euthanasia and "assisted suicide" are not the same thing. True False
17. Gray matter is rich with nerve cells and are made up of mostly axons. True False
18. Change of cells from one differentiated type to another is known as metaplasia. True False
19. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is one of the treatable causes of dementia. True False
20. Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is associated with elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and pain and weakness of the shoulder and hip girdle muscles. True False