{"id":127654,"date":"2023-11-26T22:29:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=127654"},"modified":"2023-11-26T22:29:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:29:47","slug":"wgu-c475-care-of-the-older-adult-exam-questions-and-100-correct-verified-answers-rated-a-2023-2024-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/26\/wgu-c475-care-of-the-older-adult-exam-questions-and-100-correct-verified-answers-rated-a-2023-2024-update\/","title":{"rendered":"WGU C475 &#8211; Care of the Older Adult Exam | Questions and 100% Correct Verified Answers| Rated A | 2023\/ 2024 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WGU C475 &#8211; Care of the Older Adult Exam | Questions and 100% Correct Verified Answers| Rated A | 2023\/ 2024 Update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WGU C475 &#8211; Care of the Older Adult Exam |<br>Questions and 100% Correct Verified<br>Answers| Rated A | 2023\/ 2024 Update<br>Q: What are Five Wishes?<br>Answer:<br>Includes healthcare power of attorney, the kind of treatment they want, how comfortable they<br>want to be, how they want to be treated by others, &amp; what they want loved ones to know.<br>Q: Which physiologic changes in the elderly patient affects medication dosing?<br>Answer:<br>Reduced hepatic &amp; renal blood flow, lower total body water, higher percent of body fat.<br>Q: What is AAC? 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