Various causes, gradual change with mental status,
Define Dementia months to years, progressive to irreversible (speech,
memory, mood, judgment)
An older adult with Agitation and restlessness
delirium would present
with what type of
behaviors?
At the onset of Cholinesterase inhibitors
alzheimers, what
category of medications
should be initiated?
History of falls
medications
vision impairment
what factors contribute
heart rate/rhythm abnormalities
to a patient being high
footwear issues
risk for falls?
home environment
gait/mobility issues
poor reflexes
What is the primary living at home and calling PCP instead of 911 leads
reason people have long to prolonged stroke symptoms and long term
term effects after a effects
Stroke
S/S of an Absense Blank stare (upward rotation of eye)
Seizure
Incontinence
Fever
Cancers
Unexplained wt loss
Red Flags of back/neck
Long term steroids
pain
Trauma
IV drug abuse
Intense local pain
No comfy Position
Diagnosing of Impaired ability to learn new info along with a
Alzheimer's disturbance in language, function, or perception
*C/O memory problems
* ↑ cognitive difficulty
S/S of Alzheimer's * ↑ slow response to cognitive challenge
*Word-finding difficulty
* ↑ difficulty with simple tasks
*T-remor at rest (or pill rolling)
cardinal features of *R-igidity
Parkinson's (TRAP)? *A-kinesia/Bradykinesia
*P-ostural Disturbances
What disease is "freezing Parkinson's
phenomenon" a
characteristic of?
A 62 y/o patient calls and It's the worst headache I've ever had
c/o of a headache what
statement would cause
the most concern?
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