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Cognition - def

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operation of the mind that includes the mental faculty of knowing, perceiving, recognizing, conceiving, judging, reasoning and imagining.”

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Delirium - def

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It is quick onset confusion. There is disturbance in attention and such.

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Delirium - always secondary to..

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another medical condition.

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Dementia - def

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This is like delirium, but it is slow acting.

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Primary Dementia vs. Secondary Dementia

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Primary has no known cause or cure. Secondary has a cause.

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Is mild neurocognitive disorder bad?

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No - it’s pretty benign. Could just be forgetting more things as you get older!

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Illusions - def

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errors in perception of sensory stimuli. Like, instead of thinking the cord of a window blind is a cord, they think it is a snake.

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Hallucinations - def

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false sensory stimuli.

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What is hypervigilance?

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This is when a patient is wired and might be excessively scanning the room and such!

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Confabulation - def

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the making up of stories or answers to maintain self-esteem when the person does not remember.

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What is perseveration?

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The repetition of phrases or behaviors.

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Aphasia - def

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loss of language ability.

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Apraxia - def

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loss of purposeful movement in the absence of motor or sensory impairment.

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Agnosia - loss of sensory ability to recognize objects. T/F?

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True!

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What happens in stage 1 of Alzheimer’s Disease?

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The loss of intellectual ability is insidious. They lose energy, drive, initiative and have difficulty learning new things.

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What happens in stage 2 of Alzheimer’s?

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They become confused. Deterioration is happening rapidly. The mood also becomes labile.

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What happens in stage 3 of Alzheimer’s?

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They can’t identify familiar people/surroundings. The world is frightening. They might wander, become a danger to self or others, become incontinent, etc.

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What happens in late stage alzheimer’s?

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Agraphia (inability to read or write), hyperorality (the need to take, chew, and put everything in one’s mouth) and hypermetamorphosis (touching everything in sight) are present.