Geriatrics - Aquifer - Family Medicine 29: 72-year-old male with dementia 2023/2024 already passed

Geriatrics - Aquifer - Family Medicine 29: 72-year-old male with dementiaWhat are the levels of the clinical dementia rating (CDR) and what severity is assoc w each? - correct answer 0 - no cognitive impairment 0.5 - very mild dementia 1 - mild dementia 2 - moderate dementia 3 - severe dementia What are the most common causes of dementia? Choose the three best answers. A. Alzheimer disease B. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease C. Dementia with Lewy bodies D. Huntington disease E. Parkinson disease F. Pick disease G. Vascular dementia - correct answer A. Alzheimer disease C. Dementia with Lewy bodies G. Vascular dementia Which bedside instruments used for diagnosing delirium does evidence best support? Choose the single best answer. A. Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) B. MiniCog C. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) - correct answer A. Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) Of the following, which are considered instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)? Select all that apply. A. Bathing B. Doing laundry C. Dressing D. Maintenance of continence E. Managing finances F. Managing medications G. Preparing meals H. Transferring from bed to chair (or vice versa) I. Using a telephone - correct answer B. Doing laundry E. Managing finances F. Managing medications G. Preparing meals I. Using a telephone What is ankle clonus? What does it indicate? - correct answer - a series of abnormal alternating contractions and relaxations of the foot induced by sudden dorsiflexion of the foot. -suggestive of upper motor neuron pathology. What are the most likely diagnoses that cause a change in mental status in a patient with dementia? - correct answer -UTI -resp infxn -electrolyte disturbance -urinary retention -pain -depression -withdrawal