While Reviewing the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Reports of the Brain

question 15

Multiple Choice

While reviewing the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reports of the brain of an elderly client, the nurse finds accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles, senile plaques, and cerebrocortical atrophy of the brain. Upon communicating with the client, the nurse finds that the client has problems related to memory. What does the nurse infer from these findings?

• A) The client has Alzheimer's disease.
• B) The client has bipolar disorder.
• C) The client has schizophrenia.
• D) The client has vascular dementia.

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Definitions:

Framing

The way information is presented to us which can influence our decisions and judgments.

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used.

Restructuring

Thinking about a problem in a new way in order to solve it.

Using Analogies

The process of explaining a concept or idea by comparing it with something else that is more familiar or easier to understand.