Diagnostic Criteria for Dementia Include

question 17

Multiple Choice

Diagnostic criteria for dementia include:

• A)loss of intellectual functioning and memory impairment.
• B)loss of intellectual functioning and multiple areas of cognitive impairment.
• C)memory & language impairment with intellectual deterioration.
• D)change from premorbid functioning.

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Definitions:

Pain Medication

Drugs or substances used to reduce or relieve physical discomfort or pain.

Anoxia

A condition characterized by an absence of oxygen supply to an organ's tissue, leading to hypoxia and potentially severe damage.

Hypoxia

A condition characterized by less oxygen than is required.

Toxemia

A condition in pregnancy, also known as preeclampsia, characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system, most often the liver and kidneys.