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Geriatrics and Psychology_2009_A

Jeku Jacob 5 questions

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  1. 1Extracellular (senile) plaques are often found in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's disease.
    What are they composed of?
    1. AA. Tau

    2. BB. Presenilin

    3. CC. ApoE

    4. DD. Ubiquitin

    5. EE. Beta-amyloid
  2. 2A man with schizoaffective disorder has been stable on clozapine treatment for many years. He is now admitted to hospital with clozapine toxicity and gives a history of having given up smoking recently. The reason for this is:
    1. AA. Increased compliance with clozapine due to smoking cessation

    2. BB. Self medication with clozapine for withdrawal symptoms

    3. CC. Reduced metabolism of clozapine due to smoking cessation

    4. DD. Decreased clozapine metabolism due to treatment with nicotine replacement therapy
    5. EE. Concomittant use of bupropion
  3. 3What is the most effective strategy in preventing memory loss in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment?
    1. AA. Cholinesterase inhibitors
    2. BB. Beta amyloid vaccination
    3. CC. Physical exercise

    4. DD. Memantine
    5. EE. Antioxidant therapy
  4. 4For a patient aged above 75 years old, what is the most likely risk factor for late onset dementia?

    1. AA. Homozygous ApoE defect
    2. BB. Hypertension
    3. CC. Atrophy on CT brain

    4. DD. Advancing age

    5. EE. Mild cognitive impairment
  5. 5The timed get!up!and!go test in the elderly is used to quantify which of the following?
    1. AA. Falls

    2. BB. Balance

    3. CC. Mobility
    4. DD. Urinary incontinence
    5. EE. Dementia

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RACP Geriatrics Quiz on Geriatrics and Psychology_2009_A, created by Jeku Jacob on 11/01/2017.
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