DrZiemer Is Seeing a New Patient,Mrs

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Dr.Ziemer is seeing a new patient,Mrs.Aaronson.Mrs.Aaronson is experiencing memory losses.Dr.Ziemer tests Mrs.Aaronson's language and problem-solving abilities.He also asks Mrs.Aaronson if she has a history of alcohol abuse.What might the language and problem-solving tests tell Dr.Ziemer? What would the answer to the alcohol abuse question tell him?

• A) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from Alzheimer's disease on the one hand,or some form of amnesia on the other.The answer to the alcohol abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether Korsakoff's syndrome is a possibility in Mrs.Aaronson's case.
• B) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from Alzheimer's disease on the one hand,or Korsakoff's syndrome on the other.The answer to the alcohol abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether anterograde amnesia is a possibility in Mrs.Aaronson's case.
• C) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from Korsakoff's syndrome on the one hand,or some form of amnesia on the other.The answer to the alcohol abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether Alzheimer's disease is a possibility in Mrs.Aaronson's case.
• D) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from anterograde amnesia on the one hand,or retrograde amnesia on the other.The answer to the alcohol abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether Korsakoff's syndrome is a possibility in Mrs.Aaronson's case.

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