NR601/ NR 601 Final Exam (New 2024/ 2025
Update) Primary Care of the Maturing and
Aged Family Review| Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct | A Grade –
Chamberlain
QUESTION
IHowIisIdementiaIseverityIgraded?IHowIisIeachIcategoryIdefinedIbyIMMSEIandICDR?
Answer:
DementiaIisIeitherImild,ImoderateIorIsevere
MildI-IMMSEI20-26,ICDRI1
ModerateI-IMMSEI12-19,ICDRI2
SevereI-IMMSEI<12,ICDRI3
MSSEImini-mentalIstateIexamI(lowerIworse)
CDRIclinicalIdementiaIratingI(higherIworse)
QUESTION
ISymptomsIofImildIdementiaI(MMSEI20-26,ICDRI1)
Answer:
PoorImemory
RepetitiveIquestions
MisplacingIthings
BasicIADLsIandIIADLsIintact
QUESTION
,ISymptomsIofImoderateIdementiaI(MMSEI12-19,ICDRI2)
Answer:
DifficultyIreadingIandIwriting
DifficultyIlearningIandIcopingIwithInewIthings
WanderingIandIriskyIdriving
OutburstsIandIirritation
GraduallyIneedingIhelpIwithIADLsIandIIADLs
MayIhaveIhallucinations,IparanoiaIandIdelusions
QUESTION
ISymptomsIofIsevereIdementiaI(MMSEI<12,ICDRI3)
Answer:
DecreasedIverbalIcommunication
Dysphagia
WeightIloss
DecreasedIdesireItoIeatIandIdrink
Dysmobility
FunctionalIincontinence
QUESTION
IWhatIdoIpatientsIwithIsevereIdementiaItypicallyIdieIfrom?
Answer:
Malnutrition,Iinfection,IaspirationIpneumonia,IorIpressureIulcers
QUESTION
ITypesIofIdementiaI(6)
,Answer:
Alzheimer'sIDisease
VascularIDementiaI(hxICVD)
LewyIBodyIDementiaI(Parkinson's)
Fronto-temporalIDementiaI=
ChronicItraumaticIencephalopathyI(hxITBI)
QUESTION
ILewyIbodyIdementia
Answer:
AIformIofIdementiaIcharacterizedIbyIanIincreaseIinILewyIbodyIcellsIinItheIbrain.ISymptomsIi
ncludeIfluctuatingIsymptomsIwithIvisualIhallucinations,ImomentaryIlossIofIattention,Ifalling,Ia
ndIfainting.
QUESTION
IFrontotemporalIdementia
Answer:
FrontalIandItemporalIregionsIdegenerate,IresultingIinIbadlyIimpairedIemotionalIstability,Idecisi
on-makingIandIlanguageIuseI(aphasia)
QUESTION
IVascularIdementia
Answer:
formIofIdementiaIcausedIbyIaIstrokeIorIotherIrestrictionIofItheIflowIofIbloodItoItheIbrain
QUESTION
, IRapidlyIprogressiveIdementia
Answer:
Creutzfeldt-JakobIdisease
WeeksItoImonths
ConsultIneuroIASAP
QUESTION
IWhatIgeneIisIprotectiveIforIAlzheimer's?
Answer:
APOEI2IisIprotectiveIofIlate-onsetIAD
QUESTION
INon-modifiableIriskIfactorsIforIAD
Answer:
Age
GeneticsI(mutationsIofIAPP,IPSEN1IorIPSEN2)
FHI(1stIdegreeIrelative)
ComorbiditiesI(CKD,IAF,Idepression)
QUESTION
IModifiableIriskIfactorsIforIAD
Answer:
CardiacI-IHTN,IHLD,ICAD
NeuroI-ITBI,IcerebrovascularIdisease
MetabolicI-IObesity,Idiabetes
LifestyleI-ISedentary,Iisolation,Ialcohol,Ismoking