Recent memory may be tested by:
a. asking the patient to name the past four presidents.
b. asking the patient to listen to and repeat a series of numbers.
c. showing the patient four items and asking him or her to list the items about 10 mi-nutes later.
d. asking the patient about verifiable infor-mation, such as his or her mother's maiden name.
C
Showing the patient four or five objects, saying you will ask about them in a few minutes, and then 10 minutes later asking the patient to list the objects is a technique to measure recent mem-ory.
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