Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Alzheimer disease

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Difficulty to remembering recent events, progressive;
Difficulty to completed complex tasks , activities for daily leaving;
Disinhibition;
Personality changes;
Delusions;

PhysicalFindings

ClinicalTests

Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE);
CT or MRI;

Comprehensive metabolic panel;
CBC;
UA;
B12;
TSH;
RPR (syphilis);
HIV;

Best test: brain biopsy (never!)

RiskFactors

Age;
Family history;
Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome);
Head trauma

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Worsens and progress to death;

ProgressionFromCondition

Drugs;
Endocrine;
Metabolic;
Emotional;
Nutritional;
Tumor/trauma;
Infections;
Atherosclerosis'

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

Cholinesterase inhibitors:
Donepezil;
Rivastigmine

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/neurologic-disorders/delirium-and-dementia/dementia