NP: Chapter 14 Cerebrovascular disease Flashcards
most common type of dementia after alzheimers
vascular dementia
hoeveel % dementias have a vascular cause
10
(mw bergkamp; 1 van de 10)
which factors increase the risk of vascular dementia
smoking, hypertension, high
cholesterol levels, and obesity
hoe ontstaat vascular dementia
Vascular dementia can be caused by a single infarct in a strategic location in the brain
However, vascular dementia is commonly a
result of various major or minor infarcts that occur in the brain simultaneously or shortly after one another, in connection with slowly progressive damage to the deep white matter in the brain (leukoaraiosis).
or smalle vessel disease
dus:
1. single infarct
2. major/minor infarcts, simultaneous or after each other + damage deep white matter (=leukoaraiosis)
3. small vessle disease
what are the 2 most prominent symptoms of vascular disease
- motor slowness
- executive dysfunction
consequentialism =
Consequences determine ethical value
utilitarianism =
Greatest good for greatest number
deontology =
regarding whether the act is good or not. it would be wrong to lie, therefore it would also be wrong to lie to a criminal.
Deontology is an ethical theory that uses rules to distinguish right from wrong.
Immanuel Kant:
Categorical Imperative: Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.
categorical imperative is dus…
Kant defines categorical imperatives as commands or moral laws all persons must follow, regardless of their desires or extenuating circumstances. As morals, these imperatives are binding on everyone.