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Demential casues what type of change?
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Personality changes
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Can a person with dementia have hallucinations?
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YES
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What do you need for dx of dementia?
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Loss of 2 or more sig impaired brain functions and no loss of consciousness
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Atherosclerosis is a risk factor for what disorder?
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Dementia
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A person with down syndrome has a high risk of developing what neurological disorder?
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Dementia
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Depression, delerium may be mistaken for what?
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Dementia
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What is defined as a toxic event, that usually casued by treatable physical/ mental illness?
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Delirium
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can Treatment result in full recovery of delirium?
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YES
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People with Alzheimer's live up to how many years after dx?
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8-10 up to 20
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What is the main cause of death of a person with Alzheimer's?
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Aspiration pneumonia-inability to swallow
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What happens during the first stage of Alzherimers disaease?
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Restless, forgetful/uncoordinated
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In stage 1 of Alzheimer's disease, the family may try to do what?
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Hide it
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Wandering and sundowning appear in what stage of Alzheimer's disease?
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Stage 2
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Apraxia, asteriognosis, agraphia and sleep pattern disturbance occur in what stage of Alzheimer's disease?
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Stage 2
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Incontinence occurs in what stage of Alzheimer's disease?
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Stage 3
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How do you dx Alzheimer's disease?
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Folstein Mini mental exam
Ruling out all other disorders |
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What med class is used for a person with Alzheimer's disease?
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Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Aricept |
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What med is used to tx vascular dementia?
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Namenda
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What tranqulizers are used for Alzheimer's?
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Haldol, Mellaril
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What 2 med classes are avoided in neurologic disorders?
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Antihistamines and tricyclic antidepressants
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