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Define delirium
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changes in sensory
can be caused by anticholinergic drugs or UTIs reversible |
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Define dementia
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memory loss
elderly patients irreversible |
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Define hallucination
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preceptions in the abscence of external stimuli
ex. seeing a light that is not actually present |
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Define illusion
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misinterpretation of actual external stimuli
ex. seeing a light bulb and thinking that it is the sun |
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Define delusion
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false beliefs not shared with other members of a culture/subculture
ex. thinking the CIA is spying on you |
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Define pseudodementia
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depression that presents as dementia
pts. are aware that they are forgetting and fear they have dementia |
