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strangeaffliction

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In assessing a client, you suspect that the client's confusion may be a result of a pseudodementia. In the elderly, this term is sometimes used to refer to which of the following problems?
 
  a. Alzheimer's disease
  b. delirium
  c. depression
  d. vascular dementia

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A major difference in assessment findings between a patient with anorexia nervosa and a patient with bulimia nervosa is that the patient with bulimia:
 
  a. is well nourished while the patient with anorexia nervosa is malnourished.
  b. denies hunger while the patient with anorexia nervosa admits experiencing hunger.
  c. is often of near-normal weight while the patient with anorexia nervosa is underweight.
  d. has a distorted body image while the patient with anorexia nervosa has a realistic body image.



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lorealeza

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Answer to Question 1

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In the elderly the term pseudodementia is often used in relationship to depression. Pseudodementia often results in a significant impairment in cognition and is very often mistaken for dementia.

Answer to Question 2

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Patients with anorexia nervosa are underweight; the patient with bulimia has experienced less weight loss. Both may be malnourished. Patients with anorexia nervosa deny hunger; patients with bulimia do not deny feeling hungry. Patients with anorexia nervosa have body-image distortion; patients with bulimia are more likely to experience body-image dissatisfaction.




strangeaffliction

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Wow, this really help


parker125

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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