Practice Questions 2 Flashcards
What percentage of elderly patients with delirium will go on to develop dementia?
5%
How many elderly patients have delirium on admission?
10-15%
How many elderly patients develop delirium in hospital?
10-50%
Prevalence of dementtia in >65?
5%
Incidence of paraphrenia in >65
1-2%
Prevalence of depression >65
10-15%
What is late onset schizophrenia?
> 40
What is very late onset schizophrenia?
> 60
Features of cortical dementia
Aphasia
Acalculia
Significant memory loss
Wat does CAMDEX incorporate?
Blessed dementia rating scale
MMSE
Haschinki Ischaemia Indiex
Which scale is used to screen for dementia in LD?
DMR
Most important risk factor for paraphrenia?
Female gender
M:F ratio of paraphrenia?
1:4-9
Which antipsychotics is contraindicated in the elderly who are psychotic and have cognitive impairment?
Risperidone
Olanzapine
Good prognostic factors of Alzheimers?
Later onset
Female
No behavioural sx
Lack of depressive episodes
In which type of dementia is use of antidepressants often poor?
Vascular
Most prevalent anxiety disorder in the elderly?
Phobias
Risk of alzheimers in general population
5%
Which test is frequently used to test executive functioning?
Tower of Hanoi
Usual dose of Donepezil
10mg OD
Usual dose of Rivastigmine
6mg BD
Usual dose of Rivastigmine transdermal patch
9.5mg/24 hours
Usual dose of Galantamine
12mg BD
Usual dose of Memantine
10mg BD