How would you approach the counseling and management of a 76-year-old man presenting to clinic having purchased a direct to consumer pTau181 Elecsys test (rule out) that is positive for amyloid, with MoCA 29/30?
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Geriatric Medicine · Wake Forest University School of Medicine
I so wish this wouldn’t happen, but in reality, it’s happening! I tell people who are cognitively intact to ignore the results of the PTau test if possible. It is not a “crystal ball” that will predict their future. Is it a risk factor for developing AD in the future? Perhaps. But it’s one that is n...