Dementia - Revision history

ClaireLewis: /* Evaluation */

2019-08-19T17:11:18Z

Evaluation

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	''Major workup consists of ruling out treatable causes of [[dementia]] / [[delirium]]''		''Major workup consists of ruling out treatable causes of [[dementia]] / [[delirium]]''
			''Evaluate for precipitant of acute decompensation (e.g. infection, dehydration, MI)
	*[[Mini mental status exam]]		*[[Mini mental status exam]]
	*[[Six item screen]]		*[[Six item screen]]
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	**Normocytic anemia with an elevated RDW may indicated B12 deficiency as well if there are some RBCs with a small MCV and many with a large MCW.		**Normocytic anemia with an elevated RDW may indicated B12 deficiency as well if there are some RBCs with a small MCV and many with a large MCW.
	*Chemistry 10		*Chemistry 10
	*LFTs		*[[LFTs]]
	*[[Urinalysis]]		*[[Urinalysis]]
	*[[ECG]]		*[[ECG]]
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	*ETOH		*ETOH
	*[[Urine toxicology screen]]		*[[Urine toxicology screen]]
	*~~Head~~ CT		*[[CT head]]
	*Consider		*Consider
	**LFTs, TSH		**[[LFTs]], TSH
	**B12, RPR, ESR, ANA, Folate, Thiamine, HIV		**B12, RPR, ESR, ANA, Folate, Thiamine, HIV
	**Neuropsych eval		**Neuropsych eval

ClaireLewis: /* Management */

2019-08-19T17:09:58Z

Management

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Treat underlying cause (if possible)		*Treat underlying cause (if possible)
			*Treat pathology that may be contributing to acute decompensation/presentation (e.g. [[UTI]], [[pneumonia]])

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Rossdonaldson1: Text replacement - "Utox" to "Urine toxicology screen"

2018-10-21T00:12:16Z

Text replacement - "*Utox" to "*Urine toxicology screen"

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	*[[CXR]]		*[[CXR]]
	*ETOH		*ETOH
	*~~Utox~~		*[[Urine toxicology screen]]
	*Head CT		*Head CT
	*Consider		*Consider

ClaireLewis at 17:56, 27 March 2017

2017-03-27T17:56:00Z

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	[[Altered Mental Status]]		*[[Altered Mental Status]]
			*[[Dementia Work-Up]]
	[[Category:Neurology]]		[[Category:Neurology]]

	==References==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>

ClaireLewis at 23:25, 22 December 2016

2016-12-22T23:25:08Z

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	*[[Six item screen]]		*[[Six item screen]]
	*CBC		*CBC
	**Megaloblastic anemia points to B12 deficiency		**Megaloblastic anemia points to [[vitamin B12 deficiency]]
	**Normocytic anemia with an elevated RDW may indicated B12 deficiency as well if there are some RBCs with a small MCV and many with a large MCW.		**Normocytic anemia with an elevated RDW may indicated B12 deficiency as well if there are some RBCs with a small MCV and many with a large MCW.
	*Chemistry 10		*Chemistry 10

Rossdonaldson1: Text replacement - "UA" to "Urinalysis"

2016-10-02T18:21:46Z

Text replacement - "*UA" to "*Urinalysis"

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	*Chemistry 10		*Chemistry 10
	*LFTs		*LFTs
	*UA		*[[Urinalysis]]
	*[[ECG]]		*[[ECG]]
	*[[CXR]]		*[[CXR]]

Rossdonaldson1: Text replacement - "CXR" to "CXR"

2016-09-09T09:34:19Z

Text replacement - "*CXR" to "*CXR"

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	*UA		*UA
	*[[ECG]]		*[[ECG]]
	*CXR		*[[CXR]]
	*ETOH		*ETOH
	*Utox		*Utox

Rossdonaldson1: Text replacement - "ECG" to "ECG"

2016-09-09T09:13:05Z

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	*LFTs		*LFTs
	*UA		*UA
	*ECG		*[[ECG]]
	*CXR		*CXR
	*ETOH		*ETOH

Neil.m.young: Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

2016-07-23T17:35:53Z

Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

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	{{Dementia DDX}}		{{Dementia DDX}}

	==~~Diagnosis~~==		==Evaluation==
	''Major workup consists of ruling out treatable causes of [[dementia]] / [[delirium]]''		''Major workup consists of ruling out treatable causes of [[dementia]] / [[delirium]]''
	*[[Mini mental status exam]]		*[[Mini mental status exam]]

Neil.m.young: Text replacement - " w/ " to " with "

2016-07-12T11:49:30Z

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	*Slow and steady course		*Slow and steady course
	*Hallucinations, delusions, repetitive behaviors, and depression are all common		*Hallucinations, delusions, repetitive behaviors, and depression are all common
	*May coexist w/ [[delirium]]		*May coexist with [[delirium]]
	*Poor score on [[Mini-Mental Status Exam]]		*Poor score on [[Mini-Mental Status Exam]]