Cognitive Assessment

Question 1

Mild cognitive impairment

Answer 1

One SD below normal impairment of age, matched for education

Question 2

Characteristics of delirium

Answer 2

Abrupt, brief, impaired attention, fluctuating level of consciousness, incoherent/disorganized speech

Question 3

Mixed dementia

Answer 3

Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia where lacunar infarcts accumulate and reduce cognitive functioning

Question 4

Lewy body dementia

Answer 4

Parkinsonian-like changes, increased risk for falls, hallucinations

Question 5

Frontal dementia

Answer 5

Lacunar infarcts in the frontal lobe causing personality changes

Question 6

When to screen for cognitive impairment

Answer 6

Over 80, post-delirium/depression, post-CVA, changes in cognitions, difficulties driving

Question 7

Drugs that can lead to cognitive impairment

Answer 7

Anticholinergic, antidepressant, antipsychotics, Benadryl, Gravol, alcohol

Question 8

Mini Mental State Exam

Answer 8

30-point questionnaire for Alzheimer’s with lower scores indicating its presence

Question 9

Rowland Universal Dementia Scale

Answer 9

Dementia test designed to minimize the effects of level of education, cultural background, and language on the results