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The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
tool to detect dementia ... for orientation, memory ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Examination #Score ... #Assessment
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
a hierarchy of diagnostic ... (required for diagnosis ... particularly affecting memory ... visuospatial function Core ... #pathophysiology
SLU Mental Status Examination Tool
What does the SLU Mental Status Exam Test Do?
Q1-Q3: Attention, immediate recall,
registration Q6: Memory ... extrapolation #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Dementia ... #Examination #Assessment ... #Score
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV dementia ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: MRI ... neurocognitive #disorder #dementia ... #AIDS #Neurology
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Spasms, cramps Neurologic ... paresthesias, Impaired memory ... Hallucinations, dementia ... Symptoms #Signs #diagnosis ... endocrinology #calcium
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Total Score 0-42
1a. Level of consciousness
1b. LOC questions
1c. LOC commands
2.
(NIHSS) Total Score ... StrokeScale #NIHSS #Diagnosis ... #Nursing #Assessment ... #CVA #Neurology
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
intravesicle pressure during ... - Failure to Store ... Incontinence #Mixed #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Urology ... #Diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... during childhood ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... ALP -> PPi and Calcium ... respiratory failure • Neurologic
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Total Score = 0–42
1a—Level of consciousness
NIHSS) - Total Score ... but arousable by minor ... StrokeScale #NIHSS #Score ... #Neurology #Nursing ... #Assessment