EXAM 4 MH707 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
GUARANTEED PASS
Criteria for delirium mnemonic:
Medical FRAT
M: Medical cause
F: Fluctuating course
R: Recent onset
A: Attention impairment.
T:thinking impairement.
Most common form of NCD
50-60% have the most common type, Alzheimer's type.
Neurotransmitters in Alzheimer's Disease
Acetylcholine and norepinephrine hypothesized to be hypoactive in Alzheimer's.
Define: Paranoid personality disorder
Long-standing suspiciousness or mistrust.
Define: Borderline personality disorder;
A pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity.
Define: histrionic personality disorder:
a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking.
Define: antisocial personality disorder:
a pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others.
Define: Dependent personality disorder:
, a pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of.
Difference between delirium and NCD:
Delirium:
* Starts abruptly, emerging over hours or days.
* Causes consciousness levels to fluctuate between hyper-vigilance and drowsiness.
* Is reversible,
* Symptoms fluctuate over hours, several times during the day.
Dementia:
* A slow, progressive condition that spans many years.
* Does not disturb consciousness levels.
* Is permanent.
* Signs and symptoms are fairly consistent.
* Behavior is fairly consistent from day to day, unless there are recent changes in medical conditions or
medications.
Delirium defined:
Attention is impaired and all the cognitive processes are therefore also impaired. Will have difficulty
with the 3 object recall task, as their attention is too impaired to register the words in the first place.
Auditory and visual hallucinations are common.
4 subcategories of delirium causes:
(1) general medical causes (infection)
(2) substance induced
(3) multiple causes (head injury, kidney disease)
(4) other multiple etiologies (sleep deprivation, medication)
Define Dementia (NCD)
attention is intact, but the cognitive process, particularly memory, is impaired. Marked by severe
impairment in memory, judgement, orientation and cognition.
9 Subcategories of Dementia
(1) Dementia of the Alzheimer's type
(2) vascular dementia (thrombosis or hemorrhage)
(3) HIV disease
(4) head trauma
(5) Pick's disease
(6) Prion disease caused by slow growing transmittable virus.
(7) substance induced
(8) multiple etiologies
(9) no specified.
Criterion for dementia mnemonic:
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
GUARANTEED PASS
Criteria for delirium mnemonic:
Medical FRAT
M: Medical cause
F: Fluctuating course
R: Recent onset
A: Attention impairment.
T:thinking impairement.
Most common form of NCD
50-60% have the most common type, Alzheimer's type.
Neurotransmitters in Alzheimer's Disease
Acetylcholine and norepinephrine hypothesized to be hypoactive in Alzheimer's.
Define: Paranoid personality disorder
Long-standing suspiciousness or mistrust.
Define: Borderline personality disorder;
A pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity.
Define: histrionic personality disorder:
a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking.
Define: antisocial personality disorder:
a pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others.
Define: Dependent personality disorder:
, a pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of.
Difference between delirium and NCD:
Delirium:
* Starts abruptly, emerging over hours or days.
* Causes consciousness levels to fluctuate between hyper-vigilance and drowsiness.
* Is reversible,
* Symptoms fluctuate over hours, several times during the day.
Dementia:
* A slow, progressive condition that spans many years.
* Does not disturb consciousness levels.
* Is permanent.
* Signs and symptoms are fairly consistent.
* Behavior is fairly consistent from day to day, unless there are recent changes in medical conditions or
medications.
Delirium defined:
Attention is impaired and all the cognitive processes are therefore also impaired. Will have difficulty
with the 3 object recall task, as their attention is too impaired to register the words in the first place.
Auditory and visual hallucinations are common.
4 subcategories of delirium causes:
(1) general medical causes (infection)
(2) substance induced
(3) multiple causes (head injury, kidney disease)
(4) other multiple etiologies (sleep deprivation, medication)
Define Dementia (NCD)
attention is intact, but the cognitive process, particularly memory, is impaired. Marked by severe
impairment in memory, judgement, orientation and cognition.
9 Subcategories of Dementia
(1) Dementia of the Alzheimer's type
(2) vascular dementia (thrombosis or hemorrhage)
(3) HIV disease
(4) head trauma
(5) Pick's disease
(6) Prion disease caused by slow growing transmittable virus.
(7) substance induced
(8) multiple etiologies
(9) no specified.
Criterion for dementia mnemonic:
