Dementia

Question 1

Dementia definition

Answer 1

decline in cognitive ability

Question 2

3 most common types of dementia

Answer 2

1) Alzheimers (most common)

2) Vascular (due to disease/strokes)

3) Lewy Body (due to abnormal cerebral protein deposits)

Question 3

Delirium vs Dementia

Answer 3

Delirium is acute and fluctuates, often hallucinations and consciousness is variable

Question 4

Early stage Alzheimers

Answer 4

mild misinterpretation of words, sometimes unnoticable

Question 5

Middle stage Alzheimers

Answer 5

conversation relies more on tone, expressions, basic language

*needs emotional connection

Question 6

Late stage Alzheimers

Answer 6

requires emotion, body language, and fives senses to connect

requires emotional connection

Question 7

Data to gather w/ patient

Answer 7

Oximetry (blood oxygen level)

Glucose measurement

Temp

DTS, bCAM, RASS

Question 8

Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale

Answer 8

scale to measure aggression (unarousable -5)
(combative +4)

Question 9

bCAM