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Delerium DSM IV criteria?
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-Disturbance of consciousness
-Change in cognition -Develops over short time, fluctuates during course of day |
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Evaluation and intervention, not treatment, of delerium?
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Haloperidoland Lorazepam
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Etiology of Delerium?
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Infection, Withdrawal, Acute metabolic, Trauma, CNS PAthology, Hypoxia, Deficiencies, Endocrinopathies, Acute Vascular, Toxins, heavy metals
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Morphlogy of Alzheimer's Disease?
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Amyloid plaques, neuofibrillary tangles
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DSM IV criteria for Alzheimer's Disease?
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-At least one:Aphasia, apraxia, Aghoria, disturbances in executive functioning
-Memory impairment -gradual onset with continuous decline with no other explanation |
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Mild Alzheimer's Disease?
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MMSE>21, forgetfulness, ADL ability maintained, depression
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Moderate Alzheimer's Disease?
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MMSE= 10-20, short and long term memory lose, agitation, difficulty performing tasks
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Severe Alzheimer's Disease?
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MMSE<9, groan and mumble, gibberish, poor ADL
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Drugs to Treat Alzheimer's Disease?
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Rivastamine, Donepezil, Galentamine, Memantine.
All palliative |
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Delerium vs. Dementia
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Rapid onset-insidious
Defect in attention-in short term memory Fluctuates- does not fluctuate Visual hallucinations-none |