NRl 547/l NR547l Finall Exam:l Differentiall
Diagnosisl inl Psychiatric-Mentall Healthl
Acrossl thel Lifespanl Practicuml Reviewl
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l
Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Answers)-l Chamberlain
QUESTION
Delirium
Answer:
Acutel confusionl duel tol medicall conditions,l reversible.
"Wherel Thel Fl Aml I"
Wherel (disorientation)l memoryl &l attentionl whichl isl impaired
Thoughtl disorganizationl (cloudingl ofl consciousness)
Hallucinationsl (visuall inl nature)
Energyl changesl (agitation)
Fluctuatingl (waxingl andl waningl )l orientedl andl thenl hallucinatingl laterl inl thel day
Acute
Medicall causes
Intoxicants
QUESTION
Rememberl PINCHl MEl tol rememberl persistentl ofl delirium
Answer:
Pain
Infections
,Nutrition
Constipation
Hydration
Medicationsl (recreational)
Endocrinel disorders
QUESTION
Alzheimer'sl Disease
Answer:
Progressivel neurodegenerativel disorderl withl memoryl loss.
QUESTION
Amnesia
Answer:
Lossl ofl memory,l oftenl thel firstl signl ofl dementia.
QUESTION
Aphasia
Answer:
Languagel impairmentl affectingl communicationl abilities.
QUESTION
Apraxia
Answer:
Inabilityl tol performl tasksl despitel understandingl them.
QUESTION
Agnosia
, Answer:
Inabilityl tol recognizel OBJECTSl orl interpretl sensoryl information.
QUESTION
Neurocognitivel Deficits
Answer:
Impairmentsl inl cognitivel functionsl likel memoryl andl reasoning.
QUESTION
Cholinesterasel inhibitors
Answer:
Medicationsl thatl increasel acetylcholinel levelsl inl thel brain.
QUESTION
Memantine
Answer:
NMDAl receptorl antagonistl usedl inl Alzheimer'sl treatment.
QUESTION
Vascularl Dementia
Answer:
Demential causedl byl ischemicl brainl damagel froml strokes.
2ndl mostl commonl typel ofl dementia
Seriesl ofl stepwisel decrease.l Eachl dropl meansl anotherl ischemicl event
Treatment:l Addressl riskl factorsl forl stroke
QUESTION
Lewyl Bodyl Dementia
Diagnosisl inl Psychiatric-Mentall Healthl
Acrossl thel Lifespanl Practicuml Reviewl
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l
Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Answers)-l Chamberlain
QUESTION
Delirium
Answer:
Acutel confusionl duel tol medicall conditions,l reversible.
"Wherel Thel Fl Aml I"
Wherel (disorientation)l memoryl &l attentionl whichl isl impaired
Thoughtl disorganizationl (cloudingl ofl consciousness)
Hallucinationsl (visuall inl nature)
Energyl changesl (agitation)
Fluctuatingl (waxingl andl waningl )l orientedl andl thenl hallucinatingl laterl inl thel day
Acute
Medicall causes
Intoxicants
QUESTION
Rememberl PINCHl MEl tol rememberl persistentl ofl delirium
Answer:
Pain
Infections
,Nutrition
Constipation
Hydration
Medicationsl (recreational)
Endocrinel disorders
QUESTION
Alzheimer'sl Disease
Answer:
Progressivel neurodegenerativel disorderl withl memoryl loss.
QUESTION
Amnesia
Answer:
Lossl ofl memory,l oftenl thel firstl signl ofl dementia.
QUESTION
Aphasia
Answer:
Languagel impairmentl affectingl communicationl abilities.
QUESTION
Apraxia
Answer:
Inabilityl tol performl tasksl despitel understandingl them.
QUESTION
Agnosia
, Answer:
Inabilityl tol recognizel OBJECTSl orl interpretl sensoryl information.
QUESTION
Neurocognitivel Deficits
Answer:
Impairmentsl inl cognitivel functionsl likel memoryl andl reasoning.
QUESTION
Cholinesterasel inhibitors
Answer:
Medicationsl thatl increasel acetylcholinel levelsl inl thel brain.
QUESTION
Memantine
Answer:
NMDAl receptorl antagonistl usedl inl Alzheimer'sl treatment.
QUESTION
Vascularl Dementia
Answer:
Demential causedl byl ischemicl brainl damagel froml strokes.
2ndl mostl commonl typel ofl dementia
Seriesl ofl stepwisel decrease.l Eachl dropl meansl anotherl ischemicl event
Treatment:l Addressl riskl factorsl forl stroke
QUESTION
Lewyl Bodyl Dementia
