Deliruim 1

Question 1

Delirium

Answer 1

An organic acute and relatively sudden decline if focus and attention

Can be life threatening and emergency

Question 2

Delirium causes

Answer 2

Infection 
Anaesthesia 
Brain injury
Poisoning
Allergic response 
Medication side effects

Question 3

Delirium type
Onset
Progresion
Duration
Alertness
Orientation
Memory
Cognition
Perception
Sleep

Answer 3

Onset acute
Duration hour to 1 month
Alertness fluctuate 
Orientation fluctuates based on severity
Memory recent and immediately impaired
Cognition disorganised slow 
Perception distorted illusion 
Sleep twilight syndrome kr sundowners

Question 4

Dementia

Answer 4

Acquired, organic, progressive decline in cognitive function

Question 5

Dementia causes

Answer 5

Not disease but mental illness
May or may not be reversible
Affects brain functions
Higher function afftected first : problem solving
Disoriented tine and place and person in life
Behavioral ( aggressive depression anxiety

Question 6

Dimentia. Types

Answer 6

Alzheimer’s disease

Vascular dementia

Question 7

Alzheimer

Answer 7

Cause of progressive dementia through plaques and tangles in the neurons of the brain

Question 8

Vascular

Answer 8

Interruption of blood supply to the brain(stroke or cardiovascular disease)

Question 9

Dementia 
Progress 
Onset
Alertness 
Orientation 
Memory 
Cognition 
Perception 
Sleep

Answer 9

Progress slow but even
Duration months to years
Onset chronic
Alertness normal
Orientation impaired 
Memory recent
Cognition difficultly with abstract
Perception absent or altered
Sleep disturbed

Question 10

Dementia diagnosis

Answer 10

Doesnt rule out delirium

Question 11

Depression

Answer 11

One of the Most common mental health

Question 12

Anxiety

Answer 12

Overlooked especially in older people

While everyone feels anxious, some people feel this always

Question 13

Depression and the older person

Answer 13

Older people tend to under report depressive symptoms which may lead to misdiagnosis
Physical illness
Alcohol and drug misuse
Physical, social and emotional changes faced

Question 14

Depression and the older person

Progress 
Duration 
Onset
Alertness 
Orientation 
Memory 
Cognition 
Perception 
Sleep

Answer 14

Progress uneven
Duration at least 2 weeks to months or years 
Onset often abrupt
Alertness impairment
Orientation selective disorientation
Memory selective or patchy
Cognition hopeless
Perception hallucinations 
Sleep morning awakening

Question 15

Community perception is that older people have less alcohol and other substance related problesy

Answer 15

Not true

Question 16

Alcohol and the older person

Answer 16

Symptoms of alcohol intoxication are very similar to delirium of other sorts. Misdiagnosis can work both ways

Question 17

Long term alcohol abuse can lead to

Answer 17

Alcoholic dementia, lead to depression and permanently impact cognitive function

Question 18

Suicide and the older person men

Women

Answer 18

Olderem rate of suicide increases as age increases

50-54 for women

Question 19

Suciide and the olser person 2

Answer 19

There is less warning g, higher lethality , less history of previous attempts
Greater prevalence of physical illness

Reason 
Loss and grief ( widow)
A sense of loss of purpose
Hopeless
Isolation
Depression

Question 20

Confusion

Answer 20

Uncertainty

Question 21

Illusion

Answer 21

Alteration of sensory perception

Question 22

Delusion

Answer 22

Belief are not supported by evidence

Question 23

Hallucinations

Answer 23

False sensory perception eithout external or objective stimuli

Question 24

Misinterpretation

Answer 24

Drawing unusual conclusions from information

Question 25

Psychosis

Answer 25

Cluster of symptoms resulting to loss of contact with reality

Question 26

Thought disorder

Answer 26

Flow of though interrupted