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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... - Treatable Causes ... Recent Memory - Alzheimer's ... Dementia • Early ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... (99% of cases): ... (1% of cases): ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... #pathophysiology
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
be eligible for hospice ... beneficiaries with Alzheimer ... eligibility for hospice ... #Dementia #Functional ... Staging #Test #Hospice
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
the Elderly - Dementia ... disability) #WeightLoss ... Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Causes
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
The Dementia Umbrella ... Dementia is ... symptoms that are caused ... Dementia affects ... is Alzheimer's
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
assessment Alzheimer ... - 1st cause after ... atrophy Lewy body dementia ... Frontotemporal dementia ... - 2nd cause after
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's ... Physical Exam Alzheimer's ... Alzheimer's affects ... time, and can cause ... loss present in dementia
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Causes of Unintentional ... insufficiency Neuro: Dementia ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #WeightLoss ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
• Abuse • Dementia ... Mellitus • HIV #WeightLoss ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes