Bill Cormier

 

Bill Cormier is an 85 year-old man who is referred to a geriatrician for formal testing of his memory problems. He scores 18 on his MMSE and 5/6 of 7 on the Brief Cognitive Rating Scale. A formal diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is made.

 

question: contrast Alzheimers disease with other forms of dementia.

 

question: what stage of AD does Mr Cormier have?

 

question: what treatments are available for him?

 

question: what issues should be discussed with Mr Cormier and his family at this visit?

 

 

Mr Cormier smells of urine during the assessment, and his daughter says this is common for him.

 

question: what are the contributing factors for urinary incontinence?