What Is True Concerning Laboratory Values in Older Adults

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is true concerning laboratory values in older adults?

• A) There are age-adjusted ranges for older adults for all of the common laboratory findings,similar to those for infants and children.
• B) There are no age-adjusted ranges for older adults due to the large variations within the age group and the increasing number of factors that influence the results.
• C) There are age-adjusted ranges only for the over-85 age-group; there are no expected changes in the 65- to 84-year-old age-group.
• D) There are age-adjusted ranges only for the hematological tests,which are due mostly to changes in the bone marrow.

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