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geri:dementia:1-bpsd [on February 15, 2022]
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 Managing BPSD requires a thorough assessment, involving multiple sources of information,​ including a medical history, social history, personal history, and habits. Family and caregivers also need to be interviewed. There also needs to be an adequate physical exam, bloodwork, and urine cultures if appropriate. Managing BPSD requires a thorough assessment, involving multiple sources of information,​ including a medical history, social history, personal history, and habits. Family and caregivers also need to be interviewed. There also needs to be an adequate physical exam, bloodwork, and urine cultures if appropriate.
  
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 Neuropsychiatric scales to assess behaviours and symptoms are critical to ensuring the symptoms are properly tracked and documented, to track changes before and after a treatment plan. Either the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) or Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) should be completed for any patient experiencing BPSD. Neuropsychiatric scales to assess behaviours and symptoms are critical to ensuring the symptoms are properly tracked and documented, to track changes before and after a treatment plan. Either the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) or Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) should be completed for any patient experiencing BPSD.