Cognition: Stages of Alzheimer's Flashcards

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Alzheimer’s Stages

How many stages of Alzheimer’s are there?

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3

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Alzheimer’s Stages

How long is stage 1 of Alzheimer’s?

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Typically from onset to 4 years

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Alzheimer’s Stages

How long is stage 2 of Alzheimer’s?

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2-3 years

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Independent in ADLs

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Stage 1

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Increasingly dependent in ADLs

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Stage 2

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Totally dependent in ADLs

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Stage 3

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Mild impaired cognition and problems with judgement

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Stage 1

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Impairment of all cognitive functions

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Stage 2

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Loss of mobility and verbal skills

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Stage 3

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Unable to travel alone to new destinations

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Stage 1

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Has difficulty driving and gets lost

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Stage 2

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Short term memory loss and difficulty recalling new information

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Stage 1

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Disoriented to time, place, and event

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Stage 2

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Denies presence of symptoms

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Stage 1

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Is disoriented to time, place, and event

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Stage 2

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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Subtle changes in personality and behvaior

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Stage 1

17
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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Psychotic behaviors, such as delusions, hallucinations and paranoia

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Stage 2

18
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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Episodes of wandering; trouble sleeping

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Stage 2

19
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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Decreased sense of smell

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Stage 1

20
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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Forgets names; misplaces household items

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Stage 1

21
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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Loses initiative, less engaged in social relationships

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Stage 1

21
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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Speech and language deficits; less talkative, decreased use of vocabulary, increasingly nonfluent and eventually aphasic

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Stage 2

21
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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Possibly has seizures and tremors

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Stage 3

22
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Which stage of Alzheimers:

Incontinent

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Stage 2