Approximately 25% of individuals who are diagnosed with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) revert to normal cognition (NC) rather than progressing to Alzheimer disease (AD). However, the prevalence of progression and reversion among older people in Asia remains unclear.
The Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) are 2 frequently used brief cognitive screening tasks. Here, we provide a conversion method from MMSE to MoCA for patients with Alzheimer's dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and Parkinson dementia/Lewy body dementi...
This package includes the COPD Management Clinical Practice Guideline, and the COPD Management Pocket Guide.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently the third leading cause of death in the United States. COPD caused an estimated 134,676 deaths in the United States in 2010. The disease ...
The CNA Teaching Slides reviews the important role of the CNA in observing the COPD patient and how to be aware of ways to maximize activity and exercise tolerance in addition to the recognizing the signs of hypoxia.
The IDT Teaching Slides provides a quick reference to the recognition, assessment, trea...
The COPD Management Pocket Guide provides a quick reference to the recognition, assessment, treatment, and monitoring of COPD, with information adapted from the GOLD initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease. The pocket guide also includes an Algorithm for Pharmacological Treatment of COPD. The COPD ...