Drugs for Dementia — MCQs

A 60-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease has been started on donepezil. What is the primary mechanism of action of this medication?

Which of the following is the most prominent clinical characteristic of Alzheimer's disease?

Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for an overactive bladder in a patient with dementia?

True about dementia is:

A patient has a history of vomiting and was given an antiemetic. The patient subsequently developed abnormal movements (likely extrapyramidal symptoms or dystonia). What medication should be given to manage these abnormal movements?

Match the following drugs in Column A with their contraindications in Column B. | Column A | Column B | | :-- | :-- | | 1. Morphine | 1. QT prolongation | | 2. Amiodarone | 2. Thromboembolism | | 3. Vigabatrin | 3. Pregnancy | | 4. Estrogen preparations | 4. Head injury |

The use of levodopa is avoided in which of the following patients?

A 40-year-old patient with refractory epilepsy is on a multi-drug antiepileptic regimen. Two weeks after a dosage adjustment, he develops diffuse morbilliform rash, fever and oral mucosal erosions. Which of the following antiepileptic drugs can most saf ely be continued?

Which of the following ECG change is most characteristically associated with lithium therapy?

Which of the following drugs has the highest potential to cause metabolic syndrome?