Nurs 172 Exam 2 With Complete Solution
Duration |of |the |disorder |is |commonly |brief |- |ANSWER |delirium
Client |with |this |disorder |uses |confabulation |to |hide |cognitive |deficits |- |ANSWER
neurocognitive |disorder
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Symptoms |of |this |disorder |may |be |confused |with |depression |- |ANSWER |neurocognitive
disorder
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can |be |caused |by |a |series |of |small |strokes |- |ANSWER |neurocognitive |is
commonly |reversible |- |ANSWER |delirium
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can |occur |as |the |result |of |a |seizure |- |ANSWER |delirium |level
of |awareness |is |affected |- |ANSWER |delirium
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reversibility |occurs |only |in |a |small |percentage |of |cases |- |ANSWER |neurocognitive |disorder
severe |migraine |headache |can |lead |to |this |condition |- |ANSWER |delirium
|
personality |change |is |common |symptoms |- |ANSWER |neurocognitive |disorder
illusions |and |hallucinations |are |common |symptoms |- |ANSWER |delirium
|
symptoms |can |occur |as |a |result |of |alcohol |withdraw |- |ANSWER |delirium
|
symptoms |can |occur |as |a |result |of |cocaine |intoxication |- |ANSWER |delirium |can
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result |fro |head |trauma |- |ANSWER |delirium |and |neurocognitive |disorder
|
disturbance |of |memory |is |commonly |the |first |symptom |- |ANSWER |neurocognitive |disorder
delirium |- |ANSWER |characterized |by |a |disturbance |in |a |level |of |awareness |and |a |change |in
cognition. |develops |rapidly |over |a |period |of |time.
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symptoms |of |delirium |- |ANSWER |difficulty |sustaining |and |shifting |attention, |extreme
distractibility, |disorganized |thinking, |speech |that |is |rambling, |disoriented |time |and |place,
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impaired |reasoning |ability, |illusions |and |hallucinations, |disturbance |in |level |of |consciousness,
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emotionally |unstable, |elevated |bp, |dilated |pupils, |tachycardia, |abrupt |onset, |slower |onset |if
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underlying |etiology |illness |or |metabolic |imbalance.
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general |medical |conditions |that |may |cause |delirium |- |ANSWER |infections, |febrile |illness,
,metabolic |disorders, |head |trauma, |seizures, |migraine |headaches, |brain |abscess, |stroke,
electrolyte |imbalance
|
primary |NCD |- |ANSWER |disorder |itself |is |the |major |sign |of |some |organic |brain |disease |not
directly |related |to |any |other |organic |illness |(ex: |Alzheimer's |disease)
|
secondary |NCD |- |ANSWER |caused |by |or |related |to |another |disease |or |condition |(ex: |HIV |disease
or |cerebral |trauma)
|
symptoms |of |NCD |- |ANSWER |-impairment |exists |in |abstract |thinking, |judgement, |and |impulse
control
|
- conventional |rules |of |social |conduct |are |disregarded,
-personal |appearance |and |hygiene |are |neglected
- language |may |or |may |not |be |affected
- personality |change |is |common
NCD |may |result |from |- |ANSWER |stroke
depression
|
side |effects |of |meds
nutritional |deficiencies
|
metabolic |disorders
|
alzheminers |accounts |for _________ % |of |all |cases |of |NCD |- |ANSWER |50-60
AD |stages |- |ANSWER |1. |no |apparent |symptoms
2. forgetfulness
3. mild |cognitive |decline
4. mild-to-moderate |cognitive |decline
5. moderate |cognitive |decline
6. moderate-to-severe |cognitive |decline
7. severe |cognitive |decline
NCD |due |to |Alzheimers |- |ANSWER |onset |is |slow |and |insidious
, course |of |the |disorder |is |generally |progressive |and |deteriorating
etiologies |may |include:
|
plaques |and |tangles
acetylcholine |alterations
|
head |trauma
|
genetic |factors
vascular |NCD |- |ANSWER |result |of |significant |cerebrovascular |disease
there |is |a |more |abrupt |onset |than |seen |in |association |to |alzheimer's |disease, |course |is |more |variable
etiologies |may |include:
hypertension
cerebral |emboli
|
cerebral |thrombosis
|
frontotemporal |NCD |- |ANSWER |occurs |as |a |result |of |shrinking |frontal |and |temporal |lobes |of |the
brain
|
exact |cause |is |unknown |but |generics |appear |to |be |a |factor
NCD |due |to |traumatic |brain |injury |- |ANSWER |amnesia |is |most |common |neurobehavioral
problem
|
repeated |head |traumas |results |in |dementia |pugilistrica: |emotional |labitity, |dysarthria, |ataxia,
impulsivity
|
NCD |due |to |Lewy |body |disease |- |ANSWER |similar |to |alzheimer's, |but |progresses |more |rapidly
appearance |of |lewy |bodies |in |the |cerebral |cortex |and |brainstem
|
progressive |and |irreversible
may |account |for |25 |% |off |all |NCD |cases
NCD |due |to |Parkinson's |disease |- |ANSWER |caused |by |loss |of |nerve |cells |located |in |the
substantia |nigra |and |a |decrease |in |dopamine |activity
|
cerebral |changes |in |NCD |due |to |Parkinson's |disease |sometimes |resemble |Alzheimer's
Duration |of |the |disorder |is |commonly |brief |- |ANSWER |delirium
Client |with |this |disorder |uses |confabulation |to |hide |cognitive |deficits |- |ANSWER
neurocognitive |disorder
|
Symptoms |of |this |disorder |may |be |confused |with |depression |- |ANSWER |neurocognitive
disorder
|
can |be |caused |by |a |series |of |small |strokes |- |ANSWER |neurocognitive |is
commonly |reversible |- |ANSWER |delirium
|
can |occur |as |the |result |of |a |seizure |- |ANSWER |delirium |level
of |awareness |is |affected |- |ANSWER |delirium
|
reversibility |occurs |only |in |a |small |percentage |of |cases |- |ANSWER |neurocognitive |disorder
severe |migraine |headache |can |lead |to |this |condition |- |ANSWER |delirium
|
personality |change |is |common |symptoms |- |ANSWER |neurocognitive |disorder
illusions |and |hallucinations |are |common |symptoms |- |ANSWER |delirium
|
symptoms |can |occur |as |a |result |of |alcohol |withdraw |- |ANSWER |delirium
|
symptoms |can |occur |as |a |result |of |cocaine |intoxication |- |ANSWER |delirium |can
|
result |fro |head |trauma |- |ANSWER |delirium |and |neurocognitive |disorder
|
disturbance |of |memory |is |commonly |the |first |symptom |- |ANSWER |neurocognitive |disorder
delirium |- |ANSWER |characterized |by |a |disturbance |in |a |level |of |awareness |and |a |change |in
cognition. |develops |rapidly |over |a |period |of |time.
|
symptoms |of |delirium |- |ANSWER |difficulty |sustaining |and |shifting |attention, |extreme
distractibility, |disorganized |thinking, |speech |that |is |rambling, |disoriented |time |and |place,
|
impaired |reasoning |ability, |illusions |and |hallucinations, |disturbance |in |level |of |consciousness,
|
emotionally |unstable, |elevated |bp, |dilated |pupils, |tachycardia, |abrupt |onset, |slower |onset |if
|
underlying |etiology |illness |or |metabolic |imbalance.
|
general |medical |conditions |that |may |cause |delirium |- |ANSWER |infections, |febrile |illness,
,metabolic |disorders, |head |trauma, |seizures, |migraine |headaches, |brain |abscess, |stroke,
electrolyte |imbalance
|
primary |NCD |- |ANSWER |disorder |itself |is |the |major |sign |of |some |organic |brain |disease |not
directly |related |to |any |other |organic |illness |(ex: |Alzheimer's |disease)
|
secondary |NCD |- |ANSWER |caused |by |or |related |to |another |disease |or |condition |(ex: |HIV |disease
or |cerebral |trauma)
|
symptoms |of |NCD |- |ANSWER |-impairment |exists |in |abstract |thinking, |judgement, |and |impulse
control
|
- conventional |rules |of |social |conduct |are |disregarded,
-personal |appearance |and |hygiene |are |neglected
- language |may |or |may |not |be |affected
- personality |change |is |common
NCD |may |result |from |- |ANSWER |stroke
depression
|
side |effects |of |meds
nutritional |deficiencies
|
metabolic |disorders
|
alzheminers |accounts |for _________ % |of |all |cases |of |NCD |- |ANSWER |50-60
AD |stages |- |ANSWER |1. |no |apparent |symptoms
2. forgetfulness
3. mild |cognitive |decline
4. mild-to-moderate |cognitive |decline
5. moderate |cognitive |decline
6. moderate-to-severe |cognitive |decline
7. severe |cognitive |decline
NCD |due |to |Alzheimers |- |ANSWER |onset |is |slow |and |insidious
, course |of |the |disorder |is |generally |progressive |and |deteriorating
etiologies |may |include:
|
plaques |and |tangles
acetylcholine |alterations
|
head |trauma
|
genetic |factors
vascular |NCD |- |ANSWER |result |of |significant |cerebrovascular |disease
there |is |a |more |abrupt |onset |than |seen |in |association |to |alzheimer's |disease, |course |is |more |variable
etiologies |may |include:
hypertension
cerebral |emboli
|
cerebral |thrombosis
|
frontotemporal |NCD |- |ANSWER |occurs |as |a |result |of |shrinking |frontal |and |temporal |lobes |of |the
brain
|
exact |cause |is |unknown |but |generics |appear |to |be |a |factor
NCD |due |to |traumatic |brain |injury |- |ANSWER |amnesia |is |most |common |neurobehavioral
problem
|
repeated |head |traumas |results |in |dementia |pugilistrica: |emotional |labitity, |dysarthria, |ataxia,
impulsivity
|
NCD |due |to |Lewy |body |disease |- |ANSWER |similar |to |alzheimer's, |but |progresses |more |rapidly
appearance |of |lewy |bodies |in |the |cerebral |cortex |and |brainstem
|
progressive |and |irreversible
may |account |for |25 |% |off |all |NCD |cases
NCD |due |to |Parkinson's |disease |- |ANSWER |caused |by |loss |of |nerve |cells |located |in |the
substantia |nigra |and |a |decrease |in |dopamine |activity
|
cerebral |changes |in |NCD |due |to |Parkinson's |disease |sometimes |resemble |Alzheimer's
