Define Dementia - ANSWER-Various causes, gradual change with mental status, months
to years, progressive to irreversible (speech, memory, mood, judgment)
An older adult with delirium would present with what type of behaviors? - ANSWER-
Agitation and restlessness
At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications should be initiated? -
ANSWER-Cholinesterase inhibitors
what factors contribute to a patient being high risk for falls? - ANSWER-History of falls
medications
vision impairment
heart rate/rhythm abnormalities
footwear issues
home environment
gait/mobility issues
poor reflexes
, What is the primary reason people have long term effects after a Stroke - ANSWER-living
at home and calling PCP instead of 911 leads to prolonged stroke symptoms and long
term effects
S/S of an Absense Seizure - ANSWER-Blank stare (upward rotation of eye)
Red Flags of back/neck pain - ANSWER-Incontinence
Fever
Cancers
Unexplained wt loss
Long term steroids
Trauma
IV drug abuse
Intense local pain
No comfy Position
Diagnosing of Alzheimer's - ANSWER-Impaired ability to learn new info along with a
disturbance in language, function, or perception
S/S of Alzheimer's - ANSWER-*C/O memory problems
* ↑ cognitive difficulty
* ↑ slow response to cognitive challenge
*Word-finding difficulty
* ↑ difficulty with simple tasks
cardinal features of Parkinson's (TRAP)? - ANSWER-*T-remor at rest (or pill rolling)
*R-igidity
*A-kinesia/Bradykinesia
*P-ostural Disturbances
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