A client presents with signs and symptoms of early Alzheimer disease. What would be used to confirm this client's diagnosis?
A)Abnormal CT scan findings of plaques and tangles in the brain
B)Client history and physical examination
C)Positive blood tests for beta-amyloid and tau proteins
D)Blood test for amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles

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A)The diagnosis of Alzheimer disease is based on the client history and physical examination. There is currently no one test or procedure that makes the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. As AD progresses and more neurons die, two characteristic abnormalities develop in the brains of affected individuals. The first is thick protein clots called neurofibrillary tangles, and the second is insoluble deposits known as amyloid plaques, but these changes are found at autopsy, not by a CT scan or blood test.
B)The diagnosis of Alzheimer disease is based on the client history and physical examination. There is currently no one test or procedure that makes the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. As AD progresses and more neurons die, two characteristic abnormalities develop in the brains of affected individuals. The first is thick protein clots called neurofibrillary tangles, and the second is insoluble deposits known as amyloid plaques, but these changes are found at autopsy, not by a CT scan or blood test.
C)The diagnosis of Alzheimer disease is based on the client history and physical examination. There is currently no one test or procedure that makes the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. As AD progresses and more neurons die, two characteristic abnormalities develop in the brains of affected individuals. The first is thick protein clots called neurofibrillary tangles, and the second is insoluble deposits known as amyloid plaques, but these changes are found at autopsy, not by a CT scan or blood test.
D)The diagnosis of Alzheimer disease is based on the client history and physical examination. There is currently no one test or procedure that makes the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. As AD progresses and more neurons die, two characteristic abnormalities develop in the brains of affected individuals. The first is thick protein clots called neurofibrillary tangles, and the second is insoluble deposits known as amyloid plaques, but these changes are found at autopsy, not by a CT scan or blood test.

A Client Presents with Signs and Symptoms of Early Alzheimer