Dementia Simulation Prep- Complete before the Simulation Open Docucare and review patient Cora Smith Read the article: Belavic‚ J.M. ‚ (2009). Alzheimer’s disease: A tangle of the mind. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy.7 (5)‚ 26-33. 1 Describe the pathophysiology for Dementia. Mechanisms leading to dementia include neuron degeneration‚ compression‚ atherosclerosis‚ and trauma. Genetic predisposition is associated with the neurodegenerative diseases‚ including Alzheimer and Huntington diseases. CNS
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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE INTRODUCTION Alzheimer’s disease is the most common causes of dementia‚ responsible for 60-80% of all dementias 2‚ 7. The prevalence is strongly linked to age‚ with >1% of 60-64-year-old patients being diagnosed with the condition‚ compared to 20-40% of those over 85-90 years of age 2. It is multifaceted disease which results in progressive cognitive decline that ultimately leads to dementia. Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are considered as diagnostic tools for
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other part of the world. It is unknown whether cases of this disease were simply omitted from history or if the disease just did not exist before then. While there are no accounts of Alzheimer’s Disease specifically‚ there are several accounts of dementia with its definition dating back to as far as the middle of the 18th century (Berrios). It was not until the beginning of the 1900s that Alzheimer’s Disease would be discovered by Alois Alzheimer and his staff in Munich‚ Germany. Alzheimer first encountered
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diabetes A diet lacking in fruits and vegetables Lack of social engagement These risk factors are also linked to vascular dementia‚ a type of dementia caused by damaged blood vessels in the brain. Working with your health care team on a plan to control these factors will help protect your heart — and may also help reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Lifelong learning and social engagement Studies have found an association between lifelong involvement in mentally and
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how would life be if you couldn’t remember it? sadly‚ this is the true life story of millions of older adults who suffer with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer is an irreversible cognitive memory loss disease that is currently the leading cause of dementia. The disease is said to be more common on adult in their mid 60’s however early signs of the disease have been identified on individuals has young as 30. Memory loss‚ unpredictable behavior and abnormal language problems are just some of the symptoms
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Personal Development 1. Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role. As a care assistant my duties include giving personal care to residents‚ such as washing‚ dressing‚ toileting and assisting with nutritional needs. It is my responsibility to ensure that company policies and procedures are followed to maintain the best possible care for the residents. 2. Identify standards that influence the way the role is carried out. Care standards act 2000 Health and safety at work
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nai.nih.gov‚ Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older people. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning such as thinking‚ remembering‚ and reasoning‚ to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. B. Subpoint: According to www.medicalnewstoday.com‚ Alzheimer’s disease is named after Aloysius Alzheimer. He is credited with identifying the first published case of dementia in 1906‚ which was later identified as Alzheimer’s disease. Transition
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Music has become a huge part of society. There are so many different styles of music and each style speaks to someone a little differently than it does the next person. The use of music as therapy also known as‚ Music Therapy has also started to be a more important part of society as well. Music therapy is a form of emotional‚ psychological‚ and physical treatment using music. “Music therapy is identified by federal law as a service related to special education‚ but no state requires it for educational
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United States‚ and unfortunately growing older has dismal side effects. Dementia and Alzheimer’s affects 1 of 3 seniors and is the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S. Through working with seniors who have Alzheimer’s and dementia‚ I have learned a lot about myself‚ the people‚ and the disease. For Works of Mercy‚ I felt called to work at Autumn Leaves. At this assisted living facility‚ many of the patients have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease so they do not remember short term as well as
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Unit 4222-237 SADIE LEWIS Outcome 1 1.1 Dementia is the progressive decline in the cognitive function‚ involving all aspects of perception‚ thinking‚ reasoning and remembering. This is largely to do with damage or disease. This is progressive and leads to the deterioration of the mind‚ affecting an individual’s ability to concentrate on daily tasks. The memory is often affected‚ causing them to forget people‚ dates and events that are recent to them‚ behaviour can be erratic
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