The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) should be administered for the patient who:
a. gets lost in her neighborhood.
b. sleeps an excessive amount of time.
c. has repetitive ritualistic behaviors.
d. uses illegal hallucinogenic drugs.
A
The MMSE is a tool used to quantitatively estimate cognitive function or to serially document cognitive changes. Getting lost in a familiar territory is a sign of possible cognitive impairment.
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What will be an ideal response?