NUR 233 EXAM 1 TEST STUDY QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS- GRADED A+
Treatment for dementia
aricept
exelon
razadyne
donepezil
generic name for aricept
rivastigmine
generic name exelon
galantamine
generic name for razadyne
SSRI's
prozac
paxel
selexa
,fluoxtine
generic name for prozac
paroxecine
generic name fo paxel
citolopram
generic name for selexa
Delirium
characterized by an acute fluctuating onset of confusion, disturbance in attention,
disorganized thinking and or decline in level of consciousness
Depression
change in mood that lasts at least two weeks with feelings of sadness and loss of interest
and pleasure in usual activities
dementia
gradual and progressive decline in mental processing ability, affecting memory,
communication, language, judgment and abstract
,Confusion assessment method
Acute onset and fluctuating course
inattenion
disorganized thinking
altered level of consciousness
---need to have 2 out of the 4 to have delirium
Memory in delirium
impaired- recent and immediate memory
memory in depression
usually reversible with treatment
often worse in the morning
memory in dementia
impaired in recent and remote memory
thinking in delirium
fluctuates between rational disorganized/ distorted thinking
fluctuates between alertness and cognition
, thinking in depression
may be indecisive
reduced concentration
low self esteem
feelings of hopelessness
thinking in dementia
difficulty with abstract thinking
poor decision making
may have difficulty finding words
perceptions in delirium
distorted illusions, delusions and or hallucinations
difficulty distinguishing between between reality and misperceptions
sleep with delirium
sleep is disturbed but no set pattern may have nocturnal confusion, day night reversal
sleep with depression
sleeping is disturbed
early morning wandering or hypersomnia
Treatment for dementia
aricept
exelon
razadyne
donepezil
generic name for aricept
rivastigmine
generic name exelon
galantamine
generic name for razadyne
SSRI's
prozac
paxel
selexa
,fluoxtine
generic name for prozac
paroxecine
generic name fo paxel
citolopram
generic name for selexa
Delirium
characterized by an acute fluctuating onset of confusion, disturbance in attention,
disorganized thinking and or decline in level of consciousness
Depression
change in mood that lasts at least two weeks with feelings of sadness and loss of interest
and pleasure in usual activities
dementia
gradual and progressive decline in mental processing ability, affecting memory,
communication, language, judgment and abstract
,Confusion assessment method
Acute onset and fluctuating course
inattenion
disorganized thinking
altered level of consciousness
---need to have 2 out of the 4 to have delirium
Memory in delirium
impaired- recent and immediate memory
memory in depression
usually reversible with treatment
often worse in the morning
memory in dementia
impaired in recent and remote memory
thinking in delirium
fluctuates between rational disorganized/ distorted thinking
fluctuates between alertness and cognition
, thinking in depression
may be indecisive
reduced concentration
low self esteem
feelings of hopelessness
thinking in dementia
difficulty with abstract thinking
poor decision making
may have difficulty finding words
perceptions in delirium
distorted illusions, delusions and or hallucinations
difficulty distinguishing between between reality and misperceptions
sleep with delirium
sleep is disturbed but no set pattern may have nocturnal confusion, day night reversal
sleep with depression
sleeping is disturbed
early morning wandering or hypersomnia
