A 72 year-old female patient is brought in to the clinic by her daughter for her annual wellness exam. Her daughter reports that over the past year it seems that the patient’s memory and physical mobility have declined. The daughter requests that you test her mother for Alzheimer’s disease:

1-Explain how you would assess this patient:

 

2-State your top 3 differential diagnoses:

-Vascular dementia

-Parkinson’s disease

-Depression

 

3- Describe what your initial treatment plan would be (one reference with the American guideless treatment):

 

 

Expectations

Initial Post:

APA format with intext citations

Word count minimum of 250, not including references.

References: 2 high-level scholarly references within the last 5 years in APA format.