Cognitive

Question 1

What 5 domains are there?

Answer 1

Orientation
Concentration
Language
Memory
Praxis

Question 2

How do you test orientation?

Answer 2

Time (time, day, date, month, year, season)
Place (location, city, country)
Person (name, age, DOB)

Question 3

How do you test concentration?

Answer 3

20-1 backwards, months of the year backwards

Question 4

How do you test language?

Answer 4

Talking to patient (assess for dysphasia, confabulation, perseveration)
Name common objects

Question 5

How do you test memory?

Answer 5

Recall 3 words / address

Question 6

How do you test praxis?

Answer 6

Copy shapes
Clock face (with a specific time)

Question 7

What screening tests can you use?

Answer 7

AMTS (6/10 or under --> concern)
GPCOG (8/9 or under --> concern)
6-CIT (8/28 or over --> concern)
MoCA (25/30 or under --> concern)
MMSE (24/30 or under --> concern)

Question 8

What are the questions in the AMTS?

Answer 8

1. How old are you?
2. What is your DOB?
3. What is the year?
4. What is the time of day?
   (insert address)
5. Where are we?
6. Who is the monarch?
7. When was the first World War?
8. Count backwards from 20-1?
9. What do these 2 people do?
10. Can you remember the address?