Dementia Dementia is a term for a general loss of brain function. A person with dementia has memory loss and a hard time with at least one other brain function‚ such as thinking‚ speaking‚ or problem solving. Dementia can affect how you are around people‚ how you do your job‚ your mood‚ and your personality. It can get worse with time. Depending on the cause‚ the condition may be completely or partly reversible. CAUSES Causes of potentially reversible dementia include: Certain medicines.
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Dementia affects more than five million Americans. This illness affects the brain in totality‚ as we age it our brain begins to deteriorate. Our brain works like a network‚ nerve cells are designed to make contact with other nerve cells through dendrites‚ thus‚ creating a network. This is how messages are passed throughout the whole brain. Dementia occurs when there is an obstruction of plaque and tangles in the brain. Key protein’s that are affected by dementia are called: Amyloid
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Safety Range Safety Headquarters Department of the Army Washington‚ DC 4 August 2009 UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY of CHANGE DA PAM 385–63 Range Safety This administrative revision‚ dated 4 August 2009-o Clarifies procedures for application‚ processing‚ and approval for a Certificate of Risk Acceptance (para 3-9c(6)). Makes administrative changes (throughout). o Headquarters Department of the Army Washington‚ DC 4 August 2009 *Department of the Army Pamphlet 385–63 Safety Range Safety
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bowel incontinence 4. By using incorrect moving and handling techniques one might put residents at risk. This can happen when residents are moved into: • Chairs- they may be unable to get out of it .The seat surface‚ covering or padding may cause uneven distribution • Wheelchairs which may be ill-fitting‚ causing pressure. Skin may be damaged on contact with protrusions such as footplates. • Beds Confinement to bed can make the resident unable to alter position in bed. • When
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Dementia awareness Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is 1. Explain what is meant by the term ’dementia’ Dementia is a non-specific illness syndrome with serious loss of global cognitive ability. It can be static or progressive. More common above the age of 65 but can occur before that age‚ when it’s called „early on set dementia”. It can occur becouse of a brain injury (e.g. stroke) or with a disease or damage in the body (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease‚ Parkinson disease). The main signs and symptoms
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Dementia Awareness Unit 1. Explain what the term Dementia means 2. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia 3. Explain why depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia 4. Outline the medical models of dementia 5. Outline the social models of dementia 6. Explain why dementia should be viewed as a disability 7. List the most common causes of dementia 8. Describe the likely signs and symptoms of the most common causes
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Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning‚ which means the loss of the ability to think‚ remember‚ or reason‚ as well as behavioral abilities‚ to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. Signs and symptoms of dementia result when once-healthy neurons (nerve cells) in the brain stop working‚ lose connections with other brain cells‚ and die. While everyone loses some neurons as they age‚ people with dementia experience far greater loss. Researchers are still
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Outcome 1 1: The term ’dementia’ describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases‚ including Alzheimer’s disease and damage caused by a series of small strokes. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How fast dementia progresses will depend on the individual person and what type of dementia they have. Each person is unique
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Describe immediate causes of the revolt of 1857. Although the revolt began as a military rising and it appears to be a great sequel in the long series of a number of mutinies‚ its causes were deeply rooted in the changing conditions of the times. It drew its strength from several elements of discontent against British rule. After the battle of Plassey in 1757‚ the British captured Bengal and using it as a base they captured the entire business installations of the area and imposed their trade
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the program? Range(11.5)‚ height(-1.2)‚ time(3.7) What variables can be changed by the user? Angle‚ initial speed‚ mass‚ diameter‚ (air resistance) List the different objects that can be fired from the cannon. Tanker shell‚ golf ball‚ baseball‚ bowling ball‚ football‚ pumpkin‚ adult human‚ piano‚ buickLaunch the cannon ball at a speed of 10 m/s at an angle of 35o. Launch the cannon ball after changing the mass from the default setting of 2 kg to 6 kg and then 8 kg. Record the range each time.
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