Dementia: Diagnosis and Treatment

Dementia: Diagnosis and Treatment
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
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Product ID: 18911

Abstract: 
This presentation is a PowerPoint on dementia in older adults. It includes an evidence-based review on the evaluation and management of an older patient with dementia targeted at medical students and residents.

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Educational objectives: 
To understand the different types of dementia in older patients. To explore the different treatment options for dementia. Learners should be able to: - List the different categories of dementia - Understand the different clinical features of each type of dementia - Develop and appropriate treatment plan for a patient with cognitive impairment
Additional information/Special implementation requirements or guidelines: 
This lecture has been taught to combined 3rd and 4th year medical students, interns and residents during inpatient attending rounds and core lectures for residents.
Date posted: 
Fri, 08/28/2009
Date last updated: 
Fri, 08/28/2009
CME credits available: 
No
Has this product been peer reviewed?: 
No
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Contact person/corresponding author: 
Debra Bynum (bynumdl@med.unc.edu)
Authors: 
Debra Bynum
NLM Citation:
Bynum, D. Dementia: Diagnosis and Treatment. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education; 2009 Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/18911
APA Citation:
Bynum, D. (2009). Dementia: Diagnosis and Treatment. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from http://www.pogoe.org/productid/18911

Comments

Fri, 02/13/2009 - 2:57pm

Very nice introduction to the different subtypes of dementia although not quite enough for learner to be able to initiate an evaluation to differentiate between the different types in a clinical setting. Excellent guidelines/caveats to the MMSE--ones that are not easily found elsewhere. To truly appreciate these suggestions, however, one would have to already be thoroughly familiar with the MMSE--this is not the ideal tool for initially learning or teaching it.

Approximately 30% of this powerpoint is devoted to pharmacological treatment of dementia.

Sun, 02/22/2009 - 4:33pm

Provides a thorough definition of dementia with a concise yet vivid clinical description of the most significant subtypes. More for recognition or review; designed to expand learner knowledge about the differential diagnosis beyond the label of dementia, but does not teach skills to diagnose or tease apart these subtypes.

Though it addresses pharmacological management of dementia, it does not address non-pharmacologic management - but has a nice couple of slides on risks involved with use of anti-psychotics.

Probably best for learners with some familiarity with diagnosing dementia as a discussion of specific sub-types.