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week 8 NR 546 |
UPDATE|COMPREHENSIVE MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS|GET IT 100% ACCURATE!!
Early (1-3 years) signs of AD - (ANSWER)short term memory deficits

disoriented to date

diminished recall of recent events

mild language and decision-making deficits

mild problem copying figures (clock drawing)

social withdrawal

mood change

personality changes

problems with managing finances



Middle (2-8 years) stage of AD - (ANSWER)disoriented to date and place

may get lost in familiar places

impaired learning new skills

agitation, aggression, restlessness, or anxiety

difficulty with ADLs such as cooking and grooming



Late (6-12 years) stage of AD - (ANSWER)disoriented to person, time, or place

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non-verbal

long term memory diminished

unable to groom or dress

progress to need for total care at end stage

incontinent

motor or verbal agitation



Alzheimer's disease (AD) demographic - (ANSWER)most prevalent in people over
age 65

African American (13.8%),

Hispanics (12.2%),

non-Hispanic whites (10.3%),

American Indian and Alaska Natives (9.1%),

Asian and Pacific Islanders (8.4%)



Genetics r/t AD - (ANSWER)Genes appear to play a strong role, with late-onset
AD showing heritability of 58-79% and early-onset AD showing over 90%



Neuroanatomy r/t AD - (ANSWER)amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.

atrophy of hippocampus and cerebral cortex.



Neural Networks r/t AD - (ANSWER)damage to synapses, mitochondrial
abnormalities, and inflammatory processes

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