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Rasmussen College MDC 4 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
- What is the most common type of dementia
ANS Alzheimer's disease
- Is Alzheimer's reversible
ANS No
- What is the etiology of Alzheimer's
ANS Unknown
- Alzheimer's is the result of
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ANS changes in personality, memory, and/or judgement
- What are risk factors for Alzheimer's
ANS * 65+ years
- female
- head injury
- APOE gene
- what is the patho of Alzheimer's
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: plaques, tangles, degeneration of neurons
- How is Alzheimer's diagnosed
ANS biopsy at autopsy is the only definitive way but dementia can be ruled out with CT, labs, UA, and MRI
- Early s/s of Alzheimer's Disease
: - decreased short term memory
- decreased sense of smell 2 / 3
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- misplaced items
- Middle s/s of Alzheimer's Disease
: - wander
- agitated
- incontinent
- money issues
- late s/s of Alzheimer's disease
: - bed ridden
- agnosia (inability to recognize objects, people, or sounds)
- Medications used for Alzheimer's
: Cholinesterase inhibitors
- slow breakdown of Ach
- Donepezil and Rivastigimine
NMDA receptor antagonists
- block excess amounts of glutamate
- Memantine
- Nursing care for Alzheimer's
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