How do you complete a medical and history interview with a patient exhibiting signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s?

1. How do you complete a medical and history interview with a patient exhibiting signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s? What are some ways the medical assistant can demonstrate professionalism and sensitivity in communication?

2. Do physical ailments manifest differently in a geriatric patient verses other patient populations? Give an example and how the MA would demonstrate professionalism and sensitivity in their communications.

3. As an MA, you have a parent refusing the Measles vaccine.  What should a MA communicate to the parent regarding vaccinating the child?