Geriatric syndromes & functional assessment Practice Test

A physician is assessing an 82-year-old patient for frailty. As part of the physical performance evaluation, the physician measures the patient's usual walking speed over a 4-meter course. The patient's gait speed is calculated to be 0.6 m/s.

A 77-year-old man reports several episodes of lightheadedness and one fall that occurred immediately after standing up from a seated position. His medical history includes hypertension and type 2 diabetes. His medications are lisinopril and metformin. His blood pressure is 148/88 mm Hg while supine. After he stands for 3 minutes, his blood pressure is 122/80 mm Hg and he reports feeling lightheaded. His heart rate increases from 72/min to 88/min.