,ADULT MEDICAL PROBLEMS: , The patient has a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia, which is all consistent with the metabolic syndrome X.  In addition, the patient's husband, who is present, knows that she has early dementia and has problems with memory and difficulty in processing new information.
,ADULT MEDICAL PROBLEMS : , The patient has a history of diabetes mellitus , hypertension , and hypercholesterolemia , which is all consistent with the metabolic syndrome X. In addition , the patient 's husband , who is present , knows that she has early dementia and has problems with memory and difficulty in processing new information .