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Week 3 Flashcards

1
Q

_____________ is acute disturbance of consciousness accompanied by a change in cognition

A

Delirium

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2
Q

______________ is a chronic, progressive and degenerative brain disorder

A

Dementia

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3
Q

8 A’s of dementia

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  • Amnesia
  • Aphasia
  • Agnosia
  • Apraxia
  • Anosognosia
  • Altered perception
  • Apathy
  • Attention deficits
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4
Q

____________ is loss of memory

A

Amnesia

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5
Q

____________ is FULL loss of language skills

A

Aphasia

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6
Q

___________ is loss of recognition

A

Agnosia

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7
Q

___________ is loss of purposeful movement, difficulty performing familiar
tasks

A

Apraxia

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8
Q

____________is no knowledge/ recognition of their disease

A

Anosognosia

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9
Q

____________ is loss of visual acuity, judgment

A

Altered perception

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10
Q

____________ is loss of initiation, mood change

A

Apathy

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11
Q

____________ is decrease ability to pay attention and focus

A

Attention deficits

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12
Q

Dementia is a diagnosis of ____________?

A

exclusion

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13
Q

MMSE means?

A

Mini-Mental Status Examination

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14
Q

___________ assesses orientation & cognitive function. Scores indicate
severity of dementia

A

MMSE

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15
Q

What class of drugs is used to treat mild and moderate dementia?

A

Cholinesterase inhibitors

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16
Q

Cholinesterase, enzyme responsible for
breaking down _____________

A

acetylcholine

17
Q

Dementia nursing diagnoses (3):

A
  • Self-neglect
  • Potential for injury
  • Wandering
18
Q

Overall goals for patient with dementia:

A
  • Maintain physical health
  • Retain functional abilities
  • Enhance or stabilize cognition
  • Eliminate pain
  • Prevent responsive and self-protective
    behaviors
19
Q

Nursing Interventions for dementia patients:

A
  • Promoting physical safety
  • Reduce Anxiety and Agitation
  • Meeting Socialization Needs
20
Q

______________ is a slow, progressive neurological disorder involved in degeneration of dopamine-producing
neurons in substantia nigra of the midbrain

A

Parkinson’s

21
Q

Parkinson’s disrupts dopamine-acetylcholine balance in
_____________ (affects centers in the brain
responsible for control & regulation of
movement)

A

Basal ganglia

22
Q

TRAP for signs Parkinson’s represents?

A
  • Tremor
  • Rigidity
  • Akinesia
  • Postural instability
23
Q

___________ loss or impairment of the power of voluntary movement.

A

Akinesia

24
Q

_______________ is a diagnostic test that healthcare providers use to look for issues with blood vessels in your brain

A

Cerebral Angiogram

25
Q

_____________ is a fixed tightening of muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin

A

contracture

26
Q

___________________ describes a type of rigidity that typically affects the limbs, causing them to move in small increments, similar to how gears move.

A

Cogwheeling_

27
Q

_____________ is a visual field loss in the same halves of the visual field of each eye

A

Homonymous hemianopsia

28
Q

_________________ refers to urinary bladder problems due to a brain, spinal cord or nerve problem

A

neurogenic bladder

29
Q

_________________ uses drugs (thrombolytics) to get rid of blood clots

A

thrombolysis or Thrombolytic therapy

30
Q

__________________ the abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel or other tubular organ

A

Stenosis

31
Q

____________________ is increased confusion that people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia may experience from dusk through night

A

Sundowning

32
Q

Many people with mid-stage to advanced Parkinson’s disease experience ___________ which is the temporary, involuntary inability to move

A

Freezing phenomena

33
Q

______________________ is a surgery to open blocked blood vessels for people with conditions like peripheral artery disease

A

Endarterectomy

34
Q

Double vision is AKA?

A

Diplopia

35
Q

_________________ is a motor speech disorder that makes it difficult to form and pronounce words

A

Dysarthria

36
Q

______________ is a medical term for difficulty swallowing

A

Dysphagia

37
Q

______________PARTIAL impairment in the production of speech resulting from brain disease or damage

A

Dysphasia

38
Q

_________________ abnormal voice with no vocal disease (hoarseness)

A

Dysphonia

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