The thought of someday growing old is enough to scare anyone. Health problems cause us not to be able to do the things that were once so easy. For some it is simple things, such as not being able to walk by themselves, not being able to take care of themselves, and sometimes not remembering things that were once so vivid in their mind. Out of all of these things memory loss tends to scare people the most. The thought of looking into their loved ones eyes and not being able to recognize them is enough to put anyone on edge. What makes us lose our memory, are we getting old, or is it Alzheimer’s? Doctors have been studying the disease for years. They now know more ways to diagnose the disease, treat the symptoms, and the toll it takes on the
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They will get a full medical history of their patient, then do a full examination themselves. Tests like MRI’s are a way for the doctors to monitor the brain activity of their patient, which has allowed them to be able to see the effects of the disease in the early stages. Monitoring the brain activity can be done a few ways, but in the end comes down to the doctors making graphs to assemble their diagnosis. They also like to do blood work along with this, just to make sure the symptoms the patients are having are not from another form of …show more content…
Accidents can often occur if they are not watched properly. In some states families that have loved ones with the disease that choose to take care of them at home have the option for a daytime daycare. In case they have obligations to themselves and cannot take them with them. More often than not the patients insurance will not pay for this type of service. Sometimes when the family can no longer take care of the patient, they will choose to put them in a long term care facility. The cost for long term care, is hard for the patient’s families, assuming their insurance does not cover any of the care expenses they will need. “Life span after diagnosis can be anything from a few years to about 20.” (Dr. Steven Zarit 5) That is not counting how long the disease went on before being
They will get a full medical history of their patient, then do a full examination themselves. Tests like MRI’s are a way for the doctors to monitor the brain activity of their patient, which has allowed them to be able to see the effects of the disease in the early stages. Monitoring the brain activity can be done a few ways, but in the end comes down to the doctors making graphs to assemble their diagnosis. They also like to do blood work along with this, just to make sure the symptoms the patients are having are not from another form of …show more content…
Accidents can often occur if they are not watched properly. In some states families that have loved ones with the disease that choose to take care of them at home have the option for a daytime daycare. In case they have obligations to themselves and cannot take them with them. More often than not the patients insurance will not pay for this type of service. Sometimes when the family can no longer take care of the patient, they will choose to put them in a long term care facility. The cost for long term care, is hard for the patient’s families, assuming their insurance does not cover any of the care expenses they will need. “Life span after diagnosis can be anything from a few years to about 20.” (Dr. Steven Zarit 5) That is not counting how long the disease went on before being