Frailty

Question 1

T score in osteoporosis

Answer 1

Osteoporosis is when a patient has a T-score of -2.5 standard deviations or below on DEXA scanning

Question 2

T score in osteopenia

Answer 2

Osteopenia is when a patient has a T-score between -1 and -2.5 SDs below peak bone mineral density.

Question 3

MMSE score and severity of cognitive impairment

Answer 3

Mild dementia: MMSE 20 to 24
Moderate dementia: MMSE 13 to 20
Severe dementia: MMSE less than 12

Question 4

Pick’s disease

Answer 4

a rare neurodegenerative disorder that causes a slowly progressive frontotemporal dementia

Question 5

Picks disease pathogenesis

Answer 5

build-up of tau proteins in neurons

Question 6

How to differentiate Picks disease from Alzheimers

Answer 6

The changes in personality occurring before memory loss allow Pick’s disease to be distinguished from Alzheimer’s disease.

Question 7

Mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease drug choices (3)

Answer 7

Donepezil (Aricept)
Galantamine
Rivastigmine