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NR-603-Week 1-Dementia Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
(2025)
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is thought to be a - CORRECT ANSWER-
transitional state between normal aging and dementia
Two types of MCI - CORRECT ANSWER-amnestic,
nonamnestic,
Amnestic mild cognitive impairment is - CORRECT ANSWER-characterized by
deficits in memory;
Nonamnestic MCI involves - CORRECT ANSWER-impairments in other cognitive
functions
Mild cognitive impairment or MCI is a risk factor for - CORRECT ANSWER-
dementia
Alzheimer disease is characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER-amyloid plaques and
neurofibrillary tangles.
Examinations of the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease show atrophy of
the cerebral cortex that is usually diffuse but may be more pronounced in the
frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes.
Vascular Dementia is - CORRECT ANSWER-Multiple areas of focal ischemic
change characterize vascular dementia,
formerly known as multi-infarct dementia
the defining lesion is the lacunar infarct.
Patients with which history are particularly at risk for developing dementia -
CORRECT ANSWER-hypertension,
NR-603-Week 1-Dementia Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
(2025)
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is thought to be a - CORRECT ANSWER-
transitional state between normal aging and dementia
Two types of MCI - CORRECT ANSWER-amnestic,
nonamnestic,
Amnestic mild cognitive impairment is - CORRECT ANSWER-characterized by
deficits in memory;
Nonamnestic MCI involves - CORRECT ANSWER-impairments in other cognitive
functions
Mild cognitive impairment or MCI is a risk factor for - CORRECT ANSWER-
dementia
Alzheimer disease is characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER-amyloid plaques and
neurofibrillary tangles.
Examinations of the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease show atrophy of
the cerebral cortex that is usually diffuse but may be more pronounced in the
frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes.
Vascular Dementia is - CORRECT ANSWER-Multiple areas of focal ischemic
change characterize vascular dementia,
formerly known as multi-infarct dementia
the defining lesion is the lacunar infarct.
Patients with which history are particularly at risk for developing dementia -
CORRECT ANSWER-hypertension,
