MMSE MMSE Clinical Administration 3

Question 1

Which assessment tool is considered more sensitive than the MMSE for detecting mild cognitive impairment?

Accepted Answer

MoCA

Answer

SLUMS

Answer

GDS

Answer

CDR

Question 2

In which clinical setting was the MMSE originally designed to be used?

Accepted Answer

Inpatient psychiatric ward

Answer

Outpatient neurology clinic

Answer

Primary care office

Answer

Rehabilitation hospital

Question 3

Which instruction must the examiner give BEFORE beginning the serial 7 subtraction task?

Accepted Answer

Start from 100 and subtract 7 each time

Answer

Count out loud as fast as possible

Answer

Subtract 5 from 100 five times

Answer

Count backward from 100 by threes

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of the MMSE in a clinical context?

Accepted Answer

Screening and tracking severity of cognitive impairment

Answer

Diagnosing the specific type of dementia

Answer

Measuring depression severity

Answer

Assessing activities of daily living

Question 5

How many items make up the orientation to place domain of the MMSE?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

6

Question 6

If a patient refuses to attempt a task on the MMSE, how should the examiner score that item?

Accepted Answer

Score it as 0, as the item was not completed

Answer

Give full credit to avoid penalizing the patient

Answer

Leave it blank and calculate a prorated total

Answer

Repeat it twice more before scoring