All of the following are common causes of delirium EXCEPT

All of the following are common causes of delirium EXCEPT
 
  a. medical conditions.
 b. medication side effects.
  c. head trauma.
 d. dietary factors.

Question 2

The symptoms of delirium tend to subside
 
  a. very slowly, over the course of several years.
 b. relatively quickly, over the course of a few days or weeks.
  c. moderately slowly, over the course of several months.
 d. very slowly, if they ever subside at all.

Question 3

The symptoms of delirium tend to develop
 
  a. very slowly, over the course of several years.
 b. very quickly, over the course of a few hours to a few days.
  c. moderately slowly, over the course of several months.
 d. moderately slowly, over the course of several months.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true with regard to the rate of Alzheimer's disease dementia for different demographic groups?
 
  a. Males and all non-Caucasian racial groups appear to have lower rates of the disorder.
 b. No differences are found in the rate of Alzheimer's disease dementia by gender, but some racial differences have been noted.
  c. Roughly the same rate of Alzheimer's disease dementia is found among ethnic groups, but women appear to have a slightly higher rate of the disorder than men.
  d. No differences in the rate of the disorder by race or gender have been noted.

Question 5

The cognitive reserve hypothesis suggests that
 
  a. skills acquired through formal education help compensate for the early symptoms of major neurocognitive disorder.
  b. the more synapses a person develops throughout life, the more neuronal death is required before the person becomes impaired.
  c. individuals with Alzheimer's disease major neurocognitive disorder never had reserve neurons.
 d. Alzheimer's disease major neurocognitive disorder is caused by a lack of formal education.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about major neurocognitive disorder is FALSE?CD
 
  a. Globally, one new case of major neurocognitive disorder is identified every 30 seconds.
  b. Worldwide, the cost of major neurocognitive disorder is about 315 billion per year.
 c. More than 50 percent of the cases are of the Alzheimer's disease.
 d. The rate of new cases doubles with every five years of age after age 75.