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How do you approach the use and interpretation of the FDA-approved plasma pTau181 blood test for Alzheimer's disease in a community-dwelling older adult with subjective cognitive complaints and a normal cognitive screen?

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Geriatric Medicine · UCLA Medical Center
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I follow current guidelines, which recommend against testing in those without objective cognitive impairment, given the high rate of false positives. Unless the pre-test probability is high, I would not test.

That having been said, future developments (such as subQ modes of anti-amyloid Rx, greater ...

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