CMAN 272 EXAM 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ delirium, dementia, lewy bodies, vascular dementia
Answer: What are some types of neurocognitive disorders?
◉ insidious
Answer: What type of onset is paired with dementia?
◉ in dementia level of consciousness is unchanged
Answer: What is a main side effect difference between delirium and
dementia?
◉ Mild Alzheimer's
Answer: - word finding difficulties
- denial
- decreased decision making, concentration, reasoning, and
judgement
- difficulty performing usual activities
- may try to hide or come up with a story on why they did or didn't
do something.
Repetitive questioning
,◉ Moderate Alzheimer's
Answer: - Apraxia, agnosia, aphasia, poor comprehension
- Blunted affect
- Misidentification
- Delusions
- Wanders
- Urinary incontinence
◉ Severe Alzheimer's
Answer: - Gait disturbance
- Unable to feed self
- Urinary and bowel incontinence
- Bedridden
- Swallowing difficulty
- 24 hour supervision
◉ agnosia, aphasia, amnesia, and apraxia
Answer: What are the four A's of Alzheimer's?
◉ Agnosia
Answer: Loss of comprehension of auditory, visual, or other senses.
, - Impaired ability to recognize familiar objects and people.
◉ Aphasia
Answer: - Expressive: inability to express thoughts in words
- Receptive: inability to comprehend what is being said or written
◉ Amnesia
Answer: Memory impairment
- inability to learn new information recall previously learned
information.
◉ Apraxia
Answer: Inability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor
function.
◉ decrease neuronal loss
Answer: Medication for AD aid to _____________________.
◉ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
Answer: For mild to moderate AD
- Ex. Tacrine, Donepezil, Rivastigmine, Galantamine
WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ delirium, dementia, lewy bodies, vascular dementia
Answer: What are some types of neurocognitive disorders?
◉ insidious
Answer: What type of onset is paired with dementia?
◉ in dementia level of consciousness is unchanged
Answer: What is a main side effect difference between delirium and
dementia?
◉ Mild Alzheimer's
Answer: - word finding difficulties
- denial
- decreased decision making, concentration, reasoning, and
judgement
- difficulty performing usual activities
- may try to hide or come up with a story on why they did or didn't
do something.
Repetitive questioning
,◉ Moderate Alzheimer's
Answer: - Apraxia, agnosia, aphasia, poor comprehension
- Blunted affect
- Misidentification
- Delusions
- Wanders
- Urinary incontinence
◉ Severe Alzheimer's
Answer: - Gait disturbance
- Unable to feed self
- Urinary and bowel incontinence
- Bedridden
- Swallowing difficulty
- 24 hour supervision
◉ agnosia, aphasia, amnesia, and apraxia
Answer: What are the four A's of Alzheimer's?
◉ Agnosia
Answer: Loss of comprehension of auditory, visual, or other senses.
, - Impaired ability to recognize familiar objects and people.
◉ Aphasia
Answer: - Expressive: inability to express thoughts in words
- Receptive: inability to comprehend what is being said or written
◉ Amnesia
Answer: Memory impairment
- inability to learn new information recall previously learned
information.
◉ Apraxia
Answer: Inability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor
function.
◉ decrease neuronal loss
Answer: Medication for AD aid to _____________________.
◉ Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
Answer: For mild to moderate AD
- Ex. Tacrine, Donepezil, Rivastigmine, Galantamine
