A patient's medical chart indicates that her physician recommended a trial of donepezil (Aricept). What is the likely diagnosis?
a. Down syndrome
b. Alzheimer's disease
c. Parkinson's disease
d. Huntington's disease
Question 2
It is generally believed that accurate diagnosis is especially important in dealing with cognitive disorders because
a. insurance companies only pay benefits when an organic basis has been confirmed.
b. the diagnosis can identify specific medical conditions that can then sometimes be successfully treated.
c. cognitive disorders are too easily confused with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
d. once diagnosed, most cognitive disorders can be successfully treated.
Health care - patient-centered
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