Extra Credit: Membranes in the small intestines are composed of all the following except

Match the following ASA Physical Status Classifications with the correct definitions

When the clinical diagnosis is unclear, which imaging technique can be useful to distinguish Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?

An elderly patient with a history of schizophrenia and a medical history significant for strokes has been stable on fluphenazine for many years. Her psychiatrist decides to lower the dose, and at the next session, abnormal movements of her mouth and tongue are noted, along with twitching and writing movements of her arms. Which is the best course of treatment?

Which is a neuropsychiatric change associated with aging?

A 71-year-old woman comes to an outpatient geriatric clinic to establish primary care for herself. Her history includes diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and depression; she takes metformin, enalapril, and escitalopram to manage these conditions. For the past year she has required assistance with shopping and food preparation. Her daughter assists her with these tasks, does her housekeeping, and also helps her mother get showered and dressed daily. Which one of the following aspects of the patient’s care would be considered an instrumental activity of daily living (IADL)?

 Which of the following pairs of psychiatric disorders demonstrates a high degree of shared genotypes?

Which of the following statements regarding suicide mortality in the U.S. geriatric population is correct?

 The comorbidity of anxiety disorders and related conditions with late-life depression can be described by which of the following characteristics?

What is the best approach when trying to communicate with an agitated person with dementia?