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dementia definition
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a chronic progressive decline in cognitive abilities specifically information recall/learning and general cognition and associations
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List problems of General cognition
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aphasia Difficulty with language, agnosia recognizing objects, apraxia difficulty with movements, and executive function for planning and abstraction
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Dementia Association
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poor judgement Disinhibition hallucinations delusions anxiety mood and sleep disturbances
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dementia differential degenerative
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Alzheimer's Louie Hicks Parkinson's Huntington's Wilson's
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dementia differential Medical
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vascular obstructive traumatic neoplastic infectious demyelinating autoimmune drug-induced substance-induced toxin induce
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How to identify Alzheimer's
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short term memory goes first row long-term is maintained
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Dementia behavioral interventions
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reorient to environment simple communication reassure distraction redirect
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Dementia Cognitive symptoms meds
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1 episode galantamine rivastigmine Namenda
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Dementia and depression
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ssris except paroxetine use Mirtazapine and buproprion
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dementia when to use stimulants
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methylphenidate for poor energy or motivation costume with cardiac disease
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When to use ECT or moa
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severe treatment-refractory depression
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Antipsychotics in the elderly
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Black Box warning of increased death and increased sensitivity, hallucinations paranoia and delusions not require treatment unless causing harm to others
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