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OT10 How to Recognize and Describe Dementia

OT10 ·1.0 hr
How to Recognize and Describe Dementia
Author: Monica Robinson, OTR/L, MS, FAOTA

This course has been made available for FREE through a promotional arrangement with Genesis Rehab Services until June 21, 2012.

* While participation in this educational activity is free to you, participant lists shall be made available to the sponsor of this module. By proceeding, you are agreeing to allow this organization to receive your demographic or survey information. If you do not want your demographic or survey information to be released to the sponsoring organization, you can take this course for $10.00 by clicking here.

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Objectives:

The goal of this program is to teach OTs how to recognize symptoms of differential diagnoses, understand the types of dementias, and understand the significance of using the global scales for staging the severity of dementia. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to —

State the symptoms associated with the general definition of dementia based on the DSM IV.
List three similarities and three differences between differential diagnosis of dementia delirium and depression.
Describe how knowing the type of dementia can direct your care plan, including two examples.
State how global scales for staging dementia are efficacious to use in clinical practice.

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