Unit 4222-237 Dementia awareness (DEM 201) Outcome 1 1. Dementia is not an illness or disease in itself ‚ but is a broad term which describes a range of signs and symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain disease and conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia. 2. AREA OF THE BRAIN KEY FUNCTIONING that could be affected by dementia Frontal lobe Movement ‚ emotional behaviour ‚ personality interpretation and feeling Parietal lobe Language ‚ spacial awareness and
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Introduction Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are still somewhat of a mystery in the medical world. Most people believe that they are one in the same. More often than not‚ people use Alzheimer’s disease and dementia interchangeably‚ due to their similarities. This‚ coupled with the public’s lack of awareness of these subjects‚ contributes to mix-ups and misconceptions in everyday conversations about the two. The intended purpose of this writing is to give the reader a general overview on the
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DESCRIBE A RANGE OF COURSE OF DEMENTIA SYNDROME. The number of different types of dementia is; Benson’s syndrome (also called Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA)) Alzheimer’s disease Primary Progressive Aphasia (A type of Fronto-temporal dementia) Lewy body Disease (Also known as Dementia with Lewy bodies) Picks disease (A type of Fronto-temporal dementia) Binswangers Disease. ( A type of vascular dementia) Niemann-Pick disease type C Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease HIV Brain related impairment
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in extreme pain‚ dysfunction‚ distress or death.’ (Biology Online) Disease throughout History Over the years‚ there has ‘been a gradual decline in mortality from all three of the main diseases.’ These diseases being‚ cancer‚ circulatory disease‚ dementia‚ and Alzheimer’s disease. Cancer use to be the highest cause of death. ‘30% off all registered deaths’ were due to a person having been diagnosed with some sort
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Patient scenario The patient Mr. Smith was diagnosed with prostate cancer 5 years ago. It seemed as if his condition was worsening so he visited his physician who performed a physical examination on him. A physical examination has many components they include observing the signs of a disease by checking for signals like change in skin pigment or alertness. Then there is checking vital signs such as blood pressure‚ heart rate and temperature by comparing your results to a standard. Next step the
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Possible To Have Diversity‚ Equality and Inclusion In Dementia Care? People with dementia can be very vulnerable and may not be able to communicate their wants and needs to other people. It is therefore up to the people who are caring for the individual to make sure that their interests are being protected‚ and to ensure that they are being treated equally and fairly and do not face any discrimination. Many people do not understand dementia and do not know how to go about trying to communicate
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K.G. is a single seventy-six-year-old First Nations male living with dementia and he has a history of alcohol abuse. K.G. has been living at Central City Lodge for eight years now. K.G. has a significant impairment of remote and recent memories. He has cognitive deficits in the ability to think abstractly and alterations in his language ability (aphasia). K.G. has poor judgement and a lack of insight into his illness. Currently K.G. has no persecutory delusions or any sensory perceptual disturbances
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Achievement The invention of Eatwell‚ a tableware set for dementia patients‚ helps to make the process of eating as simple as possible‚ thereby increasing their food and drink intake. Impact on community Eatwell is particularly important for dementia patients. Their motor impairments may result in spillage of food‚ thus they often consume less than what they should and suffer from a major issue of malnutrition. Eatwell has many customized features such as easy-to-scoop utensils and cups made
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Understanding What Causes Dementia By Paul Lindquist | Submitted On January 29‚ 2012 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Paul Lindquist When your senior parent is diagnosed with dementia‚ you might wonder
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community‚ we see a variety of conditions being treated‚ the two most common being Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia. Both present themselves in similar ways‚ therefore‚ they are often misdiagnosed and not treated correctly. Likewise‚ when most people see an elderly individual with memory issues‚ they automatically assume it’s a result of Alzheimer’s Disease‚ as it is the most common cause of Dementia. The areas that doctors typically analyze in order to differentiate the two conditions are symptoms‚ treatment
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