PATIENT POSITIONING ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
▶ Alzheimers medications - Cholinesterase Inhibitors MEDS Answer:
donepezil
rivastigmine
galantamine
▶ Alzheimers medications - NMDA Antagonist INFO Answer: (Blocks
NMDA-receptor subtype of glutamate receptors (excitement)→ prevents
excessive glutamate activity and neuronal toxicity) Used for moderate to
severe Alzheimer's.
▶ Alzheimers medications - NMDA Antagonist MEDS Answer: memantine
▶ alzheimer's meds: meds to avoid Answer: antipsychotics
▶ ___ can be given in conjunction with a Cholinesterase Inhibitors Answer:
NMDA Antagonist - BUT NEVER REVERSING!!!!!!!!!
▶ Lewy body - earliest sign Answer: visual hallucinations
▶ Frontotemporal Answer: Funny behavior: telling story then crying
▶ Vascular disorder hallmark feature Answer: Stepwise decline
▶ Vascular disorder - earliest sign Answer: executive dysfunction
▶ Vascular disorder - memory early? Answer: often preserved
▶ Lewy body - hallmark feature Answer: fluctuating cognition
▶ Lewy body - memory early? Answer: mild early
▶ Frontotemporal - earliest sign Answer: personality change
▶ Frontotemporal - hallmark feature Answer: disinhibition (impulsivity/lack
of disregard for others)
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
▶ Alzheimers medications - Cholinesterase Inhibitors MEDS Answer:
donepezil
rivastigmine
galantamine
▶ Alzheimers medications - NMDA Antagonist INFO Answer: (Blocks
NMDA-receptor subtype of glutamate receptors (excitement)→ prevents
excessive glutamate activity and neuronal toxicity) Used for moderate to
severe Alzheimer's.
▶ Alzheimers medications - NMDA Antagonist MEDS Answer: memantine
▶ alzheimer's meds: meds to avoid Answer: antipsychotics
▶ ___ can be given in conjunction with a Cholinesterase Inhibitors Answer:
NMDA Antagonist - BUT NEVER REVERSING!!!!!!!!!
▶ Lewy body - earliest sign Answer: visual hallucinations
▶ Frontotemporal Answer: Funny behavior: telling story then crying
▶ Vascular disorder hallmark feature Answer: Stepwise decline
▶ Vascular disorder - earliest sign Answer: executive dysfunction
▶ Vascular disorder - memory early? Answer: often preserved
▶ Lewy body - hallmark feature Answer: fluctuating cognition
▶ Lewy body - memory early? Answer: mild early
▶ Frontotemporal - earliest sign Answer: personality change
▶ Frontotemporal - hallmark feature Answer: disinhibition (impulsivity/lack
of disregard for others)
