#201: Dementia Part 1: Gray Matters Segment

#201: Dementia Part 1: Gray Matters Segment

From Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast by Core IM Team

February 25, 2026 · 46 min

About this episode

This episode discusses high-yield questions and tools for assessing cognitive decline in patients.

Cognitive decline is tough for all parties. What are the high-yield questions to ask? What should you add to your one-liner? When do you stop using MOCA and try to clearly describe their functional status? Do all patients with cognitive decline need an MRI? 🔹Sponsor: DoxGPT by Doximity - an AI assistant built with practicing clinicians to deliver bottom-line clinical answers, chart summaries, secure calls, and faxing directly inside the Doximity app. See how fast it is and how easy to read at DoxGPT.com 🔹 Transcript & Shownotes : 01:12 | Cognitive Concerns During a Routine Follow-Up 03:41 | Deep Dive 1: How do you pivot when you recognize unexpected memory issues? 15:08 | Deep Dive 2: What tools should we use to characterize and stage cognitive decline? 31:09 | Deep Dive 3: How do we determine the etiology of cognitive decline? Tags: CoreIM, Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Cognitive Screening, primary care, nurse practitioner, physician assistant Find the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840 Our Sponsors: * Check out Branch Basics and use my code branchbasics.com/COREIM for a great deal…

Topics covered

  • Cognitive decline
  • Memory issues
  • Cognitive screening
  • Functional status
  • MRI in cognitive decline

Keywords

  • CoreIM
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Education
  • primary care
  • nurse practitioner
  • physician assistant

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