Exam 1 Functional Ability RNSG 1430 questions with
verified answers
Alzheimer's Disease Ans✓✓✓ -The most common cause of dementia
-5th Leading cause of death for older adults
-A chronic, progressive, degenerative brain disorder
-Characterized by loss of memory, judgment, visual-spatial perception with
changes in personality
Antecedents Definition Ans✓✓✓ events that precede a response
events or incidents that must happen before the concept
Antecedents of Functional Ability Ans✓✓✓ -developmental milestones
-aquisition of learning skills
-learning
-perceived ability
-integration of neural/endocrine/musculoskeletal capacity
-metabolic manifestations to provide energy (krebs cycle)
Aphasia Ans✓✓✓ inability to speak
use pictures or picmonics to help with communication
Attributes Ans✓✓✓ -defining characteristics of the concept
-What property, quality, or data must be presented for the concept to exist?
, Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) Stroke Ans✓✓✓ -Prolonged interruption of
blood supply through artery
-Brain cells begin to die in 3 to 7 minutes w/o O2.... IRREVERSIBLE
Controllable Risk Factors of CVA Ans✓✓✓ -HTN
-afib
-increased lipids
-smoking
-obesity
Drug Carbidopa Levodopa (Parkinson's) Ans✓✓✓ Carbidopa decreases
levodopa's conversion in the periphery
Increases the levodopa available to cross the blood -brain barrier
Drug for Alzheimers Disease Ans✓✓✓ Aricept (donepezil)- used to treat mild to
moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Drug for CVA Ans✓✓✓ Warfarin- blood thinner
-reduces formation of blood clots
-treat or prevent blood clots in arteries or veins
-can reduce risk of stroke or heart attack or other serious injuries
Dysphagia Ans✓✓✓ Difficulty speaking
Embolic stroke Ans✓✓✓ other parts of the body
verified answers
Alzheimer's Disease Ans✓✓✓ -The most common cause of dementia
-5th Leading cause of death for older adults
-A chronic, progressive, degenerative brain disorder
-Characterized by loss of memory, judgment, visual-spatial perception with
changes in personality
Antecedents Definition Ans✓✓✓ events that precede a response
events or incidents that must happen before the concept
Antecedents of Functional Ability Ans✓✓✓ -developmental milestones
-aquisition of learning skills
-learning
-perceived ability
-integration of neural/endocrine/musculoskeletal capacity
-metabolic manifestations to provide energy (krebs cycle)
Aphasia Ans✓✓✓ inability to speak
use pictures or picmonics to help with communication
Attributes Ans✓✓✓ -defining characteristics of the concept
-What property, quality, or data must be presented for the concept to exist?
, Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) Stroke Ans✓✓✓ -Prolonged interruption of
blood supply through artery
-Brain cells begin to die in 3 to 7 minutes w/o O2.... IRREVERSIBLE
Controllable Risk Factors of CVA Ans✓✓✓ -HTN
-afib
-increased lipids
-smoking
-obesity
Drug Carbidopa Levodopa (Parkinson's) Ans✓✓✓ Carbidopa decreases
levodopa's conversion in the periphery
Increases the levodopa available to cross the blood -brain barrier
Drug for Alzheimers Disease Ans✓✓✓ Aricept (donepezil)- used to treat mild to
moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Drug for CVA Ans✓✓✓ Warfarin- blood thinner
-reduces formation of blood clots
-treat or prevent blood clots in arteries or veins
-can reduce risk of stroke or heart attack or other serious injuries
Dysphagia Ans✓✓✓ Difficulty speaking
Embolic stroke Ans✓✓✓ other parts of the body
