DEWIT MEDICAL SURGICAL CH 46,47 48,49 | 112 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

mental process of perception, memory, judgment, reasoning; ability to perceive and process information - Cognition? diagnosed when there is a significant change in cognition from previous level of functioning; include delirium and dementia - Cognitive disorder? acute confusion, sudden and disappears fast,immediate treatment required; caused by drug overdose or withdrawal, too much sunlight, infection; feeling dizzy, lightheaded,confused - Delirium? chronic condition, long term; characterized by several cognitive deficits; AD, multiple small blood clots that cause brain tissue damage; need daily routines and boundaries - Dementia? any type of dementia caused by vessel disease; multiple small blood clots that cause brain tissue damage - Vascular dementia?