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Neuropsych Testing Questions Flashcards

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What types of referral questions are typical?

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How will you answer the referral question?

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What kind of information will you need to obtain?

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What is the diagnostic criteria for MCI (Minor NCD) vs. Dementia (Major NCD)?

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What is the diagnostic criteria for delirium?

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What cognitive domains will you examine?

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What tests will you use to construct your battery? Do you need more than one subtest toe examine each domain?

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Will your battery change depending on the referral question?

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What additional subtests, if any, would you need to add if looking for FTD vs. AD? What other information would you need?

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What kind of testing environment is most conducive for testing and why?

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How can you keep the patient engaged and motived to do their best during the 90-120 minutes that testing requires?

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Why would it be best to get the entire testing done in one session?

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What do you do if the patient becomes fatigued or loses interest or motivation?

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How ill you know if your testing results are valid for what you are testing for? How can you check?

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What methods will you use to score the testing ?

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Once you have scored the results, how can you interpret these and make sense of the info?

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How can you know if the results reflect a genuine cognitive disorder? How will you know if the results are not due to other factors, such as fatigue, depression, medication side effects, poor motivation, or another medical condition?

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18
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IF the patient is significantly cognitively impaired, how would you differentiate between delirium and dementia?

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19
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How will you use testing results, scores, percentile rankings, and interpretations in conjunction with the diagnostic criteria to arrive at a diagnostic impression?

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20
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How can you build your case to confidently answer the referral questions?

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21
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How can your report reflect your conclusions clearly, concisely, and professionally?

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