Alzheimer’s
Violeta Mota
Brookline College
August 1, 2017 Alzheimer’s
Reaserching Alszheimer’s disease expanded my knowledge immensely form the common thought of it being a disease that causes the elderly to loose their memory. This disease has been proven to affect 200,000 civilians younger than 65. It is the 6th leading cause of death in the us. Those who get this disease live an average of 8 years. In the first stages of these disease there is mild memory loss but in the last stages the patient can’t carry a normal conversation. Although research is advancing there is still no cure. As regards to phlebotomy, working with these types of patients is a difficult task. To approach a patient like this you have to be understanding and
Violeta Mota
Brookline College
August 1, 2017 Alzheimer’s
Reaserching Alszheimer’s disease expanded my knowledge immensely form the common thought of it being a disease that causes the elderly to loose their memory. This disease has been proven to affect 200,000 civilians younger than 65. It is the 6th leading cause of death in the us. Those who get this disease live an average of 8 years. In the first stages of these disease there is mild memory loss but in the last stages the patient can’t carry a normal conversation. Although research is advancing there is still no cure. As regards to phlebotomy, working with these types of patients is a difficult task. To approach a patient like this you have to be understanding and