[Verified Answer]: SBAR recommendation Ms

SBAR recommendation Ms. Carter is a 68-year-old who is brought to your office by her daughter with concerns of “forgetfulness.” She has lived with her daughter for 4 years now, and her daughter reports noticing she asks the same questions even after they have been answered. She even reports her mom getting lost in Walmart recently. Ms. Washington has lived with her daughter since losing her husband of 57 years, about 4 years ago. Her daughter states her mother is a retired teacher and usually very astute but notices more forgetfulness. According to Ms. Carter’s daughter, Amanda, her mom has been demonstrating increased forgetfulness of more recent things but can easily recall historical moments and events. She also reports that sometimes her mom has difficulty “finding the right words” in a conversation, and then will shift to an entirely different line of conversation. She also said her mother will “laugh off” things when she forgets important appointments and/or become upset or critical of others who try to point these things out. Note: Be sure to review the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)Links to an external site. and how to interpret results. Use the MMSE, in the attached document, to determine the patient’s MMSE score. Make sure you present the patient’s score in your video presentation posted in discussion: Ms. Carter is a 67-year-old female who is alert, cooperative with today’s clinical interview. Her eye contact is fair. Speech is clear and coherent but tangential at times. She makes no unusual motor movements and demonstrates no tics. She denies any visual or auditory hallucinations. She denies any suicidal thoughts or ideations. She is alert and oriented to person, partially oriented to place but is disoriented to time and place. (She reported that she thought was headed to work but “wound up here,” referring to your office, at which point she begins to laugh it off.) She denies any falls or pain. All other Review of System and Physical Exam findings are negative other than stated. PMH: Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Osteoporosis Allergies: Penicillin, Lisinopril Medications: Amlodipine 10mg PO daily HCTZ 12.5mg PO daily Multivitamin PO daily Atorvastatin 40mg PO daily Alendronate 70mg PO once a week Social History: As stated in Case Study ROS: As stated in Case Study Diagnostics/Assessments done: CXR—no cardiopulmonary findings. WNL CT head—diffuse Cerebral Atrophy MMSE—Ms. Carter scores 18 out of 30 with primary deficits in orientation, registration, attention and calculation, and recall. The score suggests moderate dementia.