Jan Dougherty

Engage in this interactive CME case vignette to diagnose and select treatment for Ms A, an 82-year-old woman who is experiencing frequent falls, long-term depression and anxiety, progressive cognitive...

Engage in this CME case vignette to diagnose Ms A, an 85-year-old woman who is significantly forgetful, misplaces items, has word-finding difficulty, and is disoriented. Her daughter describes her...

Ms A is an 80-year-old woman who was first noted to have deficits with short-term memory 3 years ago. At that time, a neurologist diagnosed her with mild cognitive...

Dr A, an 81-year-old married right-handed man, presented with his wife to the Banner Alzheimer's Institute in 2010 due to a 2-year history of memory loss and fluctuating periods...

Which forms of rapidly progressive dementia are treatable and reversible? Use this Primary Care Companion case vignette to explore the workup, diagnosis, and care for a rapidly progressive dementia.

When Mr A, a 68-year-old man, presents to Banner Alzheimer's Institute, his wife says his short-term memory has been declining for 3 years. Mr A is irritable and states...

Engage in this interactive CME case vignette. The patient is a 49-year-old stay-at-home mother who is experiencing severe cognitive impairment. Could dementia be the cause of this impairment? Answer...

Engage in this interactive CME case study. In this issue of the Companion, we highlight the case of a 61-year-old woman with short-term memory deficits, word-finding difficulty, increasing repetition...

Engage in this interactive CME activity to diagnose Ms A, an 81-year-old widow who is experiencing depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment.

In this interactive CME case vignette, determine whether a 66-year-old man, who is experiencing "memory problems," meets the diagnostic criteria for dementia.

Participate in this interactive CME activity to diagnose a geriatric patient whose family reports changes in behavior (such as rudeness and overexercising), problems handling money, and difficulty naming objects...

Engage in this interactive CME case vignette. The patient is a 69-year-old woman with a chief complaint of short-term memory loss. Could dementia be the cause of her problems?...