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NURS 404 Final Exam With Questions And Answersdisaster preparedness meds - Answer nonperishable- 1 mo supply
insulin- 7 day supply
catheters, needles, equipment- 2 wk supply
rx factors for VD - Answer HTN, smoking, diabetes, CV disease, hypercholesterolemia
lewy body disease - Answer AD; parkinson like s/s
visual hallucinations, waxing & waning, memory impairment comes after visual/park s/s
negative sensitivity to antipsychotic (no haldol)
FTD - Answer earlier onset than AD or VD
personality changes, disinhibition, executive dysfnx
later memory & basic cognitive impairment
plethora of dementia diseases- Answer VD, lewy body disease (AD, park), FTD, head
trauma/anoxia, NPH, Alzheimers-most common form, HAD
aphasia- Answer impaired language
apraxia- Answer inability to perform complex motor activities
agnosia- Answer failure to recognize or use familiar objects or utensils
abulia- Answer disturbances in executive fnx
, AD neuropsychiatric s/s- Answer agitation, depression, aggression, delusions,
hallucinations, repetitive vocalizations, wandering
AD changes in brain- Answer enlarged ventricle
atrophy
loss of white matter: memory, language
characteristics of AD - Answer beta-amyloid plaques, neurofibriallary tangles, reduced
NFs, synaptic loss
apolipoprotein increases rx 4x
MMSE mild - Answer 20-24
2-3y post dx of AD
memory & visual-spacial deficits
mild difficulty w day-day fnx, decision making
MMSE mod - Answer 13-20
3-6y post dx of AD
aphasia & apraxia
loss of IADLs, increased need for help w ADLs
paranoia?
MMSE severe - Answer less than 12
6-10y post dx of AD
severe language deficits
Pronounced behavioral s/s- agitation, aggression
mm rigidity, gait disturbances, incontinence, dysphagia
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