Roger McClusky, 70 years old, arrives at ER accompanied by his daughter who states her father is irritable, anxious, keeping to himself, and has problems sleeping. She states it is getting worse, and is concerned about memory loss of recent events. (Diagnosis: Dementia)

Dementia

Explanation:

Dementia is caused by Alzheimer’s disease which is characterized by uncoordinated functions of the brain. These uncoordinated functions leads to loss of memory most of the time. It could also lead to irritability, anxiety, keeping to himself, and insomnia.

In the question, We were told that his states is getting worse, and is concerned about memory loss of recent events which are symptoms of dementia.

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