NURS 111G CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH DEMENTIA STUDY SET
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
neurocognitive disorders
impairment in the cognitive functions of thinking, reasoning, memory, learning, and
speaking
delirium
an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders
and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech
dementia
a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and
judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes
general term for loss of memory, language, and problem-solving skills
dementia
Most common cause of dementia
Alzheimer's disease
is dementia a normal part of aging?
no
, criteria for dementia diagnosis
there has to be a decline in cognitive abilities severe enough to interfere with day-to-day
tasks
Alzheimer's predisposing factors
inheriting 1 or 2 ApoE-e4 genes
contributing or causing factors of Alzheimer's
Neurotransmitter alterations
Plaques and tangles
Head trauma
Genetic factors
Cardiovascular
beta-amyloid plaques
clusters of dead and dying brain cells and protein
neurofibrillary tangles
spiral-shaped masses formed when fibers that compose the axon become twisted
together
hippocampus
memory
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
neurocognitive disorders
impairment in the cognitive functions of thinking, reasoning, memory, learning, and
speaking
delirium
an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders
and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech
dementia
a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and
judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes
general term for loss of memory, language, and problem-solving skills
dementia
Most common cause of dementia
Alzheimer's disease
is dementia a normal part of aging?
no
, criteria for dementia diagnosis
there has to be a decline in cognitive abilities severe enough to interfere with day-to-day
tasks
Alzheimer's predisposing factors
inheriting 1 or 2 ApoE-e4 genes
contributing or causing factors of Alzheimer's
Neurotransmitter alterations
Plaques and tangles
Head trauma
Genetic factors
Cardiovascular
beta-amyloid plaques
clusters of dead and dying brain cells and protein
neurofibrillary tangles
spiral-shaped masses formed when fibers that compose the axon become twisted
together
hippocampus
memory
