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Nine genes may increase risk factors for AD. A variation on the ? receptor gene on chromosome 12 is a factor. Having risk genes make developing the disease more likely but not ?
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D3,
inevitable |
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There are two types of AD ? onset and ? onset
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early,
late |
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Early onset of AD occurrs in people between the ages of ? and ? it affects many members of multiple ?'s and progresses ?
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40-50,
generations quickly |
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Late onset usually occurs in the age range of ? and older APOE e4 gene makes protein that transports ? and raises the risk of developing the disease. Women with a gene variant on each of the x chromsomes = ?% higher risk.
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65,
cholesterol, 75% |
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? is an unconscious attempt to maintain self esteem by creating a story or answer in place of an actual memory.
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confabulation
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In early stages of AD the affected person may be able to compensate for loss of memory, this is a form of hiding their deficiency and is a form of ?
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denial
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4 things that an AD pt may due to hide their disability are ?,?,?,?
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denial,
confabulation, perseveration, avoid questions |
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? and ? may have similar symptoms so it is important to do a thorough assessment. These two disorders can co-? A disorder that mimics dementia is sometime referred to as a ?
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dementia,
depression, exist, pseudodementia |
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Stage 1 mild- AD acronym= SMADN?
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Short term memory loss,
Memory aids, Aware of problem, Depression, Not yet DX'd |
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Stage 2 moderate-AD acronym= MIDDWPC
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Memory loss interferes with all abilities,
Insturmental activity decline(cooking, banking, driving), Denial, Depression, Withdrawn, Problems intensified when stressed, fatigued, ill, Commonly need day care or in home assistance |
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Stage 3 ambulatory dementia acronym for AD = SSDDFR
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Shows ADL losses,
Shows loss of reasoning, Depression resoloved, Difficulty communicating, Frustration common, Reduced stress threshold, usually institutionalized |
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Stage 4 end stage AD acronym= RIFFHMN
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Return of primitive/infantile reflexes,
Incontinence common, seizures may develop, Family recognition disappears, doesn't rec. self in mirror, Forgets how to eat, swallow, chew Has problems assoc. with immobility e.g. pneumonia, pressure ulcers, contracture Most certainly institutionalized, Nonambulatory, little activity, often mute, may scream |
