NURS 6521 Week 8 Assignment - Decision Tree for Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Decision Tree for Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders There are various neurological disorders that lead to a decline in thinking. One of this disorder is Alzheimer's. The purpose of this paper is to respond to questions from an Alzheimer's case study. Summary of Case Study with three Decisions Mr. Akkad, a 76-year-old Iranian man, oriented to self, came to the office with his son. The patient was exhibiting “strange behavior” as observed by changes in personality and behavior, per his son. The patient showed less interested in religious activities and was “critical” of everyone. Per the patient’s son, patient was forgetfulness, had language difficulties, and other cognitive impairments. The patient’s mini mental state score was eighteen out of thirty, suggesting moderate dementia, with some problems in attention, calculation, memory, orientation, and registration. Patient denied having visual or auditory hallucinations. He had impaired insight, judgement, and impulse control. First, I will add Rivastigmine (Exelon) 1.5 mg oral BID the patient is taking to Rivastigmine 3mg oral BID in two weeks. Next, I increased Rivastigmine to 4.5mg orally BID and lastly, I will increase Rivastigmine to 6mg orally BID.
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