Lewy body disease Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Lewy Body Dementia: Information for Patients, Families, and Professionals This publication is meant to help people with Lewy body dementia, their families, and professionals learn about this disease and resources for coping.

NRNP 6665-01 Week 11 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers and Explanations 20232024 An illness of symptoms or deficits that affect voluntary motor or sensory functions, which suggest another medical condition but that is judged to be caused by psychological factors because the illness is preceded by conflicts or other stressors in known as which of the following? A. Factitious disorder B. Illness anxiety disorder C. Somatic symptom disorder D. Functional neurological sympt...

USMLE Step 3 High Yield Facts questions and answers 2023What is the genetic inheritance pattern of Hemophilia A? X-linked recessive: women born to fathers with X linked recessive disorder will be carriers. Males are 50% carriers if born to an affected mother. What is tx of Lewy body dementia? Dopamine agonist therapy (PD) & AchE inhibitors (Alzeihmer's) - watch for dopamine agonist therapy causing complex visual hallucinations. A patient treated for LTBI and now has positive PPD...

confusion - Answer the inability to think clearly Sudden or gradual Most common in elderly Causes- UTI, low blood sugar, nutrition, seizures delirium - Answer State of severe confusion occurs suddenly and temporarily Causes- infections, disease, imbalance, poor nutrition cognition - Answer the ability to think logically and clearly Cognitive impairment - Answer loss of ability to think logically; concentration and memory are affected Dementia - Answer General term ref...

Mental Health & Neurological Health Problems Exam 2 - Answered with Rationales An 80-year-old patient becomes apathetic, with decreased alertness and a slowing of speech several days after hip replacement surgery alternating with long periods of lucidity. What is the most likely cause of these symptoms? a. Anesthesia effects b. Delirium c. Pain medications d. Stroke An acute presentation of these symptoms is most likely delirium since they alternate with lucid periods. The other causes may con...

Lewy Body Dementia: Information for Patients, Families, and Professionals This publication is meant to help people with Lewy body dementia, their families, and professionals learn about this disease and resources for coping.

NR 507 Week 7 Assignment: CNS: Sensory and Motor Disorders (E-dapt Content) Dementia Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder that is considered a progressive disease that is associated with impai red cortical function. It is an all-encompassing term. Note the diagram of the brain below that demonstrates the effect of dementia on the cerebral cortex that demonstrates severe cortical shrinking: Dementia is not a stand-alone disease, but rather, a group of symptoms caused by an underlying conditio...

Dementia correct answersnot a specific disease, not part of normal aging Alzheimer's disease correct answersmost common cause of progressive, irreversible dementia Cortical Dementia correct answersAlzheimer's Disease, Pick's Disease, Primary progressive aphasia Subcortical Dementia correct answersParkinson's Disease, Huntington's disease mixed dementias correct answersvascular dementia, lewy body dementia Cause ofAD correct answersneuropathological changes Neuritic plaques...

disaster preparedness meds correct answers nonperishable- 1 mo supply insulin- 7 day supply catheters, needles, equipment- 2 wk supply rx factors for VD correct answers HTN, smoking, diabetes, CV disease, hypercholesterolemia lewy body disease correct answers AD; parkinson like s/s visual hallucinations, waxing & waning, memory impairment comes after visual/park s/s negative sensitivity to antipsychotic (no haldol) FTD correct answers earlier onset than AD or VD personality changes...

PN 2003 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTIONS What is the duration of Lantus (Glargine) insulin? Long-acting. True or false. Pill rolling and hand tremor are signs of extrapyramidal symptoms. True. What is the normal range for WBC count? /mcL. What is on/in a RBC? Hemoglobin, iron, o2, and co2. What does ac mean? Before meals. What are the causes of delirium? Medications, infection, dehydration. What are signs of DVT? Redness, unilateral swelling, posi...