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Exam
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Practice Questions With Correct Answers
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Which //patient //is //exhibiting //signs //of //delirium?
A. //A //patient //at //home //unable //to //solve //a //puzzle
B. //A //patient //in //the //ICU //acting //erratic //and //drowsy
C. //
A/
/patient /
/in //an //assisted //living //facility //having //difficulty //speaking. //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //B. //Acting
//erratic //and //drowsy
b/
c //of //erratic //lucidity //& //somnolence //(drowsiness), //also //they //show //disturbance //in //behavior,
//orientation, //perception
seen //mostly //in //ICU //psychosis
A //patient //with //dementia //has //cognitive //deficits //manifested //by //which //conditions?
,A. //Amnesia, //aphagia, //apraxia, //agnosia
B. //Amnesia, //aphasia, //apraxia, //analgesia
C. //Amnesia, //aphasia, //apraxia, //agnosia
D. /
/Amnesia, /
/abstract /
/thinking, //apraxia, //aphasia //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //C. //Amnesia, //aphasia, //apraxia, //agnosia
the //4 //A's //
sometimes //abstract //thinking
A //patient //showing //signs //of //agnosia //and //apraxia //would //most //look //like:
A. //Have //difficulty //remembering //what //they //were //going //to //do
B. //Have //difficulty //speaking //and //swallowing
C. //Have //difficulty //knowing //what //utensils //to //use //to //eat //and //have //difficulty //speaking
D. /
/Have /
/difficulty /
/knowing /
/what /
/utensils /
,/to /
/use /
/to /
/eat /
/and /
/unable /
/to /
/easily /
/pick /
/up //the //utensils //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //D. //Have //difficulty //knowing //what //utensils //to //use
//to //eat //and //unable //to //easily //pick //up //the //utensils //
B/C
Agnosia //--> //inability //to //recognize //things
Apraxia //--> //difficulty //with //motor //movements
Depression //in //older //adults //can //be //seen //with //all //of //the //following //EXCEPT:
A. //Sleeping //in //until //noon
B. //Anxiety //& //irritability
C. //Unexplained //aches //& //pains
D. //Neglecting //personal //care //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //A. //Sleeping //in //until //noon
, Although /
/wanting //to //remain //in //bed //can //be //a //sign //of //depression, //the //other //3 //are //more //prevalent
//in //older //adults
All //of //the //following //brain //changes //are //seen //in //the //development //of //Alzheimers //EXCEPT:
A. //Amyloid //plaques //& //neurofibrillary //tangles
B. //Dysfunction //& //gliosis //of //neuronal //cells //in //the //frontal //and //temporal //lobes
C. //Reduction //in //neurotransmitters //like //acetylcholine
D. /
/Reduction /
/in /
/brain /
/size //
&/
/weight //- /
/correct /
/answer(s) /
/✔✔ //B. //Dysfunction //& //gliosis //of //neuronal //cells //in //the //frontal //and //temporal //lobes
This //is //specific //to //fronto-temporal //dementia, //the //rest //are //for //Alzheimer's
What //would //you //expect //from //a //patient //who //is //in //the //moderate //stage //of //Alzheimers?
A. //MMSE //score //> //21
B. //Having //difficulty //meal //planning //and //managing //their //finances
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Practice Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
Which //patient //is //exhibiting //signs //of //delirium?
A. //A //patient //at //home //unable //to //solve //a //puzzle
B. //A //patient //in //the //ICU //acting //erratic //and //drowsy
C. //
A/
/patient /
/in //an //assisted //living //facility //having //difficulty //speaking. //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //B. //Acting
//erratic //and //drowsy
b/
c //of //erratic //lucidity //& //somnolence //(drowsiness), //also //they //show //disturbance //in //behavior,
//orientation, //perception
seen //mostly //in //ICU //psychosis
A //patient //with //dementia //has //cognitive //deficits //manifested //by //which //conditions?
,A. //Amnesia, //aphagia, //apraxia, //agnosia
B. //Amnesia, //aphasia, //apraxia, //analgesia
C. //Amnesia, //aphasia, //apraxia, //agnosia
D. /
/Amnesia, /
/abstract /
/thinking, //apraxia, //aphasia //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //C. //Amnesia, //aphasia, //apraxia, //agnosia
the //4 //A's //
sometimes //abstract //thinking
A //patient //showing //signs //of //agnosia //and //apraxia //would //most //look //like:
A. //Have //difficulty //remembering //what //they //were //going //to //do
B. //Have //difficulty //speaking //and //swallowing
C. //Have //difficulty //knowing //what //utensils //to //use //to //eat //and //have //difficulty //speaking
D. /
/Have /
/difficulty /
/knowing /
/what /
/utensils /
,/to /
/use /
/to /
/eat /
/and /
/unable /
/to /
/easily /
/pick /
/up //the //utensils //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //D. //Have //difficulty //knowing //what //utensils //to //use
//to //eat //and //unable //to //easily //pick //up //the //utensils //
B/C
Agnosia //--> //inability //to //recognize //things
Apraxia //--> //difficulty //with //motor //movements
Depression //in //older //adults //can //be //seen //with //all //of //the //following //EXCEPT:
A. //Sleeping //in //until //noon
B. //Anxiety //& //irritability
C. //Unexplained //aches //& //pains
D. //Neglecting //personal //care //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //A. //Sleeping //in //until //noon
, Although /
/wanting //to //remain //in //bed //can //be //a //sign //of //depression, //the //other //3 //are //more //prevalent
//in //older //adults
All //of //the //following //brain //changes //are //seen //in //the //development //of //Alzheimers //EXCEPT:
A. //Amyloid //plaques //& //neurofibrillary //tangles
B. //Dysfunction //& //gliosis //of //neuronal //cells //in //the //frontal //and //temporal //lobes
C. //Reduction //in //neurotransmitters //like //acetylcholine
D. /
/Reduction /
/in /
/brain /
/size //
&/
/weight //- /
/correct /
/answer(s) /
/✔✔ //B. //Dysfunction //& //gliosis //of //neuronal //cells //in //the //frontal //and //temporal //lobes
This //is //specific //to //fronto-temporal //dementia, //the //rest //are //for //Alzheimer's
What //would //you //expect //from //a //patient //who //is //in //the //moderate //stage //of //Alzheimers?
A. //MMSE //score //> //21
B. //Having //difficulty //meal //planning //and //managing //their //finances
