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Alzheimer's disease - ANSWER-Late Stage
24-hour care is required, unable to communicate or look after
themselves
Alzheimer's disease: early stage - ANSWER-mild impairment, short
term memory loss and depression
Alzheimer's disease: middle stage - ANSWER-increased need for
assistance with ADL's (Activities of daily living and IADL's
(instrumental activities of daily living)
congestive heart failure (CHF) - ANSWER-the accumulation of blood
and fluid in organs tissues from impaired circulation.
congestive heart failure signs and symptoms - ANSWER--dyspnea on
exertion (most common)
-confusion
-depression
,-wheezing
-bilateral ankle edema
-SOB
CVA (stroke) - ANSWER-prolonged interruption in the flow of the
blood through one of the arteries supplying the brain.
depression in the older adults - ANSWER-Depression is prolonged
sense of sadness and hopelessness lasting longer than 2 weeks
- diminished interest in activities
- weight loss
- insomnia (sleep disturbances)
- psychomotor agitation, fatigue
Huntington's disease - ANSWER-hereditary disorder of CNS in which
basal ganglia and portions of the cerebral cortex degenerate
Symptoms
- mental apathy
- emotional disturbances
- uncontrolled writhing and twisting of the body
- grimacing
- difficulty chewing and swallowing
- speech difficulty
, - loss of bowel and bladder control
- may lead to suicide
Hyperglycemia - ANSWER-is an increased level of sugar in the blood
Hypoglycemia - ANSWER-low level of sugar in the blood
Insulin: type 1 - ANSWER-no insulin is produced
Insulin: type 2 - ANSWER-not enough insulin
Insulin independence - ANSWER-- ability of client's own naturally
produced insulin to regulate blood glucose levels within consistently
normal ranges.
Insulin resistance - ANSWER-- decreased sensitivity to insulin at the
tissue level
Insulin. - ANSWER-- Pancreatic hormone necessary for the metabolism
of glucose.
Multiple sclerosis - ANSWER-progressive disease of peripheral nerves
from permanent degeneration and destruction of myelin sheaths
Symptoms
- diplopia
- nystagmus (involuntary eye movements)
- weakness/clumsiness
- numbness/ tingling