While this knowledge check is “open book,” the best way to learn is to practice spaced-repetition “free recall.” So try to answer these questions without looking.
The class of medication indicated for mild Alzheimer Disease.
Acceptable response
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
The class/name of medication indicated for moderate-severe Alzheimer Disease.
Acceptable response
NMDA receptor antagonist, memantine
CSF proteins used for diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease.
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Beta Amyloid 43; Tau and P-Tau
Vitamin deficiency most likely to cause dementia in a patient on omeprazole (PPI).
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Vitamin B12
Dementia within one year of Parkinson Disease diagnosis.
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Lewy body dementia
Early onset personality change and excessive/obsessive-compulsive behavior.
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Frontotemporal dementia
Contraindication to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
Acceptable response
Bradycardia
(conduction disorders)
Gait disturbance, incontinence, ventricular enlargement.
Acceptable response
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Neurological motor disease associated with frontotemporal dementia.
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ALS (in 25%)
Cognitive screening test for dementia.
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MoCHA (and others)
MRI finding consistent with Alzheimer dementia.
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Volume loss, especially in the hippocampus