Friday, September 23, 2016

Smartest Neurologist Quiz: Dementia

I guess even the smartest neurologists need to know nothing about preventing dementia. What the hell good are neurologists? Need to know nothing about stroke rehab or prevention either.
http://www.mdlinx.com/neurology/smartestdoc/quizForm.cfm
Dementia Quiz
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Question: 1    At the earliest clinical stage, your patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) are likely to outperform patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in which measure?
Episodic memory
Lexical fluency
Error sensitivity
Emotion naming


Question: 2    Diuretic use in elderly patients without dementia is associated with reduced risk of which disorder?
Dementia
Neither answer is correct
Alzheimer's disease
Both answers are correct


Question: 3    Which of your patients with AD with aggression or agitation are most likely to benefit from citalopram?
Those with the least cognitive impairment
Those also treated with lorazepam
Those with more severe agitation


Question: 4    Which factor is associated with Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score in your patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia?
Braak Stages of neurofibrillary pathology
History of transient ischemic attacks
Neuritic plaque score
Cognitive status


Question: 5    Which alternative therapy is most effective in alleviating depressive symptoms in your patients with dementia?
Reminiscence therapy (RT)
Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST)
Aroma-massage therapy (AT)

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