Elderly patients with Alzheimer diseaseor dementia frequently refuseto be examined or have a physical.
Elderly patients with Alzheimer diseaseor dementia frequently refuseto be examined or have a physical.Try approaching such patients witha smile and the "classic" physician'swhite coat with all the trappings--includinga stethoscope. Even dementedpatients usually remember thisphysician persona of old--and oftenrespond with cooperation.-- Harold R. Gollberg, MD
Asheville, NC
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