T1L16 dementai Flashcards
1
Q
research is going
A
up lmao
2
Q
why is dementia a challenge
A
populations are getting older
has huge societal economic costs:
- medical care
- social care
- informal care
818 billion
- highest costing disease per year (23 bln)
3
Q
amyloid cascade hypothesis
A
environment + genes»_space; amyloid plaques
- Very complicated pathogenesis
4
Q
barriers to dementia care
A
- believing its a normal part of aging
- believing nothing can be done
- stigma prevents discussion
5
Q
the goal
A
early diagnosis»_space; choice
- time to prevent harm
- time to prevent crisis
6
Q
diagnosis of dementia
A
- careful clinical assessment looking at history, examination, investigation
- tests make decisions about diagnosis and subdiagnosis
7
Q
communicating the diagnosis
A
- time to prepare
- deliver sensitively to patient and carer
- time to discuss and answer questions
8
Q
potential risk factors
A
early life:
- less early education
midlife:
- hearing loss
- hypertension
- obesity in midlife
late life
- smoking
- depression
- physical inactivity
- social isolation
- diabetes
9
Q
future
A
less antipsychotic drugs
better carers
better care for carers
