You Are Completing an Initial Examination on a 74-Year-Old Man

question 58

Multiple Choice

You are completing an initial examination on a 74-year-old man. His daughter attends the appointment with him and reports that she has noticed progressive confusion, disorientation, and deterioration of intellectual capacity and function. The patient does not show a speech disturbance or restlessness. All of these findings indicate:

• A) Alzheimer disease.
• B) bradykinesia.
• C) dementia.
• D) Parkinson disease.

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