Severe Mental Illness — Flashcards

The most common type of dementia is _____

What is the first-line pharmacological management of Alzheimer's? _____

NICE recommend the use of cognitive testing tools for dementia, including _____ or the 6-item cognitive impairment test (6CIT)

Delirium is often triggered in patients with underlying risk factors when new precipitating factors are introduced such as a(n) _____, medications, or metabolic disturbances

Familial cases of Alzheimer disease (10%) are characterized by a(n) _____ age of onset (relative to sporadic cases)

When assessing for dementia, it is vital to obtain a _____ history

The _____ lobe is first effected in Alzheimer's

Hint: Location within which lobe?

The leading cause of death in Alzheimer's is _____

_____-onset Alzheimer's is associated with apolipoprotein ε4 allele

_____-onset familial Alzheimer's can be caused by PSEN1, PSEN2, & APP genes