neurocognitive disorders Flashcards
1
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Doneprezil patient teaching?
A
Doneprezil slows the progression of cognition
Use cautiously with patients with asthma and pulmonary disorders
2
Q
Aphasia is a manifestation of delirium or dementia?
A
Dementia
3
Q
Delirium
A
Family report of personality changes
Hallucinations
Restlessness
4
Q
losing or misplacing items Difficulty concentrating or organizing unable to remember material just read Still able to perform ADL's Memory lapses
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Stage 1 Mild Alzheimers Disease
5
Q
Can wander and get lost
Can be incontinent
Forgetting events of ones own history
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Stage 2: Moderate Alzheimers Disease
6
Q
- Losing ability to converse with others
- Incontinence
- Losing awareness of ones environment
- Death frequently related to choking or infection
- Assistance required for ADL’s
A
Stage 2: Severe
7
Q
Level of consciousness us usually unchanged.
A
Neurocognitve disorder
8
Q
bradycardia, monitor pulse rate for the client who lives at home
A
Doneprezil adverse effect
