Dementia

General Facts

100

Most common form of dementia

Alzheimer's Disease

200

Second most common form of dementia

Vascular

300

Most common chief complaint

Forgetfulness

400

Dementia that is associated with motor features

Parkinson's

500

Alert we use when an elder is lost

Silver Alert

Diagnosis

100

Commonly used screening tool

MMSE

200

Clinical manifestations typical of Parkinson's include all of the following except: a) tremor b) rigidity c) word finding difficulties d) frequent falls

C. Word finding difficulties

300

Vitamin deficiency we typically rule out when dx dementia

B12

400

Specialists you can send patient to?

Neuropsychiatry for intense testing

500

True or False: People with depression are more likely to admit to a cognitive impairment than those with dementia.

True

Types

100

Progressive form of dementia

Alzheimer's Disease

200

Dementia associated with stroke

Vascular dementia

300

True or false: Patient's cannot have both vascular and Alzheimer's dementia

False

400

Dementia associated with sleep disturbances and rapid eye movement

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

500

Alcohol related dementia

Wernicke-Korsakoff

Treatment

100

What class of medication is Aricept?

cholinesterase inhibitor

200

Name a medication used to manage dementia

Aricept, Namenda

300

True or False. Delirium can happen in patient's with dementia.

True; we manage patients with behavioral disturbances all the time- we need to find out why

400

Name 3 nonpharmacologic supportive measures that benefit dementia patients

nutrition management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy

500

Vitamin that has been used in RCT for treatment of dementia

Vitamin E