• Wrong document? Swap it for free
  • Written by students who passed
  • Immediately available after payment
  • Read online or as PDF
  • 4.6 TrustPilot
0
Sell
Where do you study
Your language
Start selling Create your account
  • NR 547
  • NR 547
To add items to your wishlist, you must be logged in
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 45 pages
Exam (elaborations)

Nr 547 Final Exam - Practice Exam Study Questionss Vsvquestionssandsanswers

0.0
(0 reviews)
- sold
45 pages
2026/2027 Written for academic year
Institution NR 547
Course NR 547
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 45 pages

Nr 547 Final Exam - Practice Exam Study Questionss Vsvquestionssandsanswers

Content preview

NR 547 FINAL EXAM - PRACTICE EXAM
STUDY QUESTIONSS
VSVQUESTIONSSANDSANSWERS




NR 547 Final Exam - Practice exam
jl jl jl jl jl jl jl




DifferntialjlDiagnosisjl(ChamberlainjlUniversity)

,1. AjlclientjlwasjldiagnosedjlwithjlmajorjlneurocognitivejldisorderjlduejltojlAlzheimer’sjldisease.jlWhatjlphar
macologicjltherapyjlwouldjlbejlanticipated?jlA.jlCarbidopa-
LevodopajlB.j l AmitriptylinejlC.jlMemantinejlD.jlQuetiapine

2. Anjl89-year-
oldjlpresentsjlwithjlsymptomsjlofjlDementia.jlWhichjldiagnosticjltestjlshouldjlbejlperforme
djlinitiallyjltojlrulejloutjltreatablejlcausesjlofjlsymptoms?jlA-jlArterialjlBloodjlGas,jlB-
jl MagneticjlResonancejlImaging,jlC-Electrocardiogram.jlD-Cobalaminjllevel


Injlthejlcasejlofjlanjl89-year-
oldjlpatientjlpresentingjlwithjlsymptomsjlofjldementia,jlthejlinitialjldiagnosticjltestjltojl
rulejloutjltreatablejlcausesjlofjlsymptomsjlshouldjlbejl**Djl-jlCobalaminjllevel**.
Cobalaminjl(VitaminjlB12)jldeficiencyjlcanjlleadjltojlcognitivejlimpairmentsjlandjldementi
a-
likejlsymptoms,jlmakingjlitjlajltreatablejlcausejlofjlsuchjlsymptoms.jlOtherjltests,jlsuchjlasjlM
RI,jlcanjlprovidejlmorejlinformationjlonjlbrainjlstructurejlandjlanjlelectrocardiogramjlmightjl
helpjlidentifyjlcardiovascularjlissues,jlbutjlcheckingjlcobalaminjllevelsjlisjlmorejldirectlyjlrel
atedjltojlreversiblejlcausesjlofjldementia.


Thejlmostjlappropriatejlinitialjldiagnosticjltestjltojlrulejloutjltreatablejlcausesjlofjldementiajlsympt
omsjlis:
D.jlCobalaminjllevel
Ajlcobalaminjl(vitaminjlB12)jldeficiencyjlcanjlcausejlreversiblejlcognitivejlimpairmentjlandjlsy
mptomsjlthatjlmimicjldementia,jlespeciallyjlinjlolderjladults.jlIt'sjlimportantjltojlcheckjlforjlthisj
deficiencyjlearlyjlinjlthejldiagnosticjlprocess,jlasjltreatmentjlcanjlimprovejlorjlreversejlsympt
l



omsjlifjlidentified.
• ArterialjlBloodjlGasjl(A)jlisjlusedjltojlassessjloxygenjlandjlcarbonjldioxidejllevelsjlinjlthejl
blood,jlwhichjlisjlnotjltypicallyjlrelevantjlforjldiagnosingjldementia.
messages.downloaded_by

,• MagneticjlResonancejlImagingjl(MRI)jl(B)jlcanjlbejlhelpfuljltojlassessjlstructuraljlbrain
changes,jlbutjlit'sjlnotjlusuallyjlthejlfirstjlstepjlwhenjlrulingjloutjlrmeevsesargseisb.pldef_ccoaveur_sqer_scoodfe_label




messages.downloaded_by

, dementia.
• Electrocardiogramjl(C)jlassessesjlheartjlrhythmjlandjlfunctionjlbutjlisjlnotjldirectlyjl
relevantjltojldiagnosingjlcognitivejlimpairment.
Startingjlwithjlajlcobalaminjlleveljlhelpsjlidentifyjlajlcommonjlandjleasilyjltreatablejlcausejlo
fjlcognitivejldecline.




3. WhatjlinformationjlcanjlassistjlthejlclinicianjlinjldifferentiatingjlDementiajlfromjlDepression?jl
Ajlpatientjlwithjldementiajlhasjlsymptomsjlforjlajllongjltimejlbeforejlseekingjlmedicaljlhel
p.jlB-
clientsjlwithjlthejldiagnosisjltypicallyjlhavejlajlslowjlprogressionjlofjlsymptomsjlafterjlonset.jlC
jl



-jlAjlclientjlwithjldepressionjltypicallyjlpresentsjlwithjlanjlinsidiousjlonsetjlofjlsymptoms.jlD-
jl clientjlwithjldementiajltypicallyjlprovidejldetailedjlcomplaintsjlofjlspecificjlcognitivejldysfun
ction.
FromjlKaplanjlpgjl237




messages.pdf_cover_qr_code_label
messages.downloaded_by

Document information

Uploaded on
October 18, 2026
Number of pages
45
Written in
2026/2027
Type
Exam (elaborations)
Contains
Questions & answers
Report Copyright Violation
$16.49
Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF
Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
CLASSROOMGRADE
5.0
(1)
Sold
25
Followers
3
Items
1207
Last sold
1 month ago

Browse related subjects

Subjects

  • nr 547 final exam practice exam study questions

Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Learn more Create citation
Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions