You are completing an initial examination on a 74-year-old man. His daughter attends the appointment with him and reports that she has noticed progressive confusion, disorientation, and deterioration of intellectual capacity and function. The patient does not show a speech disturbance or restlessness. All of these findings indicate:
A) Alzheimer disease.
B) bradykinesia.
C) dementia.
D) Parkinson disease.

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The symptoms described by the daughter suggest a decline in cognitive function, which is characteristic of dementia. Alzheimer disease is a type of dementia, but it cannot be definitively diagnosed based on just these symptoms alone without further medical evaluation. Bradykinesia and Parkinson disease are not indicated by the symptoms described.

You Are Completing an Initial Examination on a 74-Year-Old Man