Delirium in the Elderly Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following will have an organic cause?

Accepted Answer

Delirium

Answer

Schizophrenia

Answer

Anxiety

Answer

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a feature of delirium tremens?

Accepted Answer

Cranial nerve deficits, such as oculomotor nerve palsy

Answer

Hallucinations, particularly visual

Answer

Tremors, especially coarse

Answer

Confusion or clouding of consciousness

Question 3

Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for an overactive bladder in a patient with dementia?

Accepted Answer

Tolterodine

Answer

Mirabegron

Answer

Behavioral therapy/bladder training

Answer

Oxybutynin

Answer

Trospium

Question 4

What is the drug of choice for treating delirium tremens?

Accepted Answer

Lorazepam

Answer

Phenytoin

Answer

Morphine

Answer

Diazepam

Question 5

All of the following are features of dementia, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Clouding of consciousness present

Answer

Insidious in onset

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Visual hallucinations may occur

Answer

Usually irreversible

Question 6

What is the most common cause of delirium?

Accepted Answer

Infection

Answer

Liver failure

Answer

Belladonna poisoning

Answer

None of the options

Question 7

Dementia is present in all except:

Accepted Answer

Ganser syndrome

Answer

Lewy body dementia

Answer

Pick's disease

Answer

Alzheimer's disease

Question 8

Which of the following conditions does not typically involve delusions?

Accepted Answer

OCD

Answer

Delirium

Answer

Alcohol withdrawal

Answer

Schizophrenia

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true about delirium?

Accepted Answer

It has a slow, insidious onset

Answer

Characterized by fluctuating consciousness

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Reversible with treatment

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Common in elderly patients

Question 10

True about delirium is all Except:

Accepted Answer

Preserved attention

Answer

Hallucination

Answer

Disturbed sleep

Answer

Disorientation

Delirium in the Elderly — MCQs

Delirium in the Elderly — MCQs

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