Author Question: Which one of the following statements about delirium and dementia is most accurate? A) A person ... (Read 88 times)

rosent76 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

Which one of the following statements about delirium and dementia is most accurate?

A) A person who has dementia can suffer from delirium.
B) Dementia and delirium are the same.
C) Delirium causes a progressive, irreversible decline in cognition.
D) Dementia occurs in all elderly persons.

Question 2

A patient, age 26, has had a tubal insufflation (Rubin's test) to ascertain whether her fallopian tubes are patent. She complains of pain in her right shoulder. The nurse's most appropriate response would be

a. Don't worry, that is a normal reaction.
b. I'll report the findings immediately to the head nurse.
c. That is a symptom that resulted from your position on the operating table.
d. That is from the carbon dioxide passing from the fallopian tubes into your abdomen.

chereeb · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
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Persons with dementia can develop delirium as a response to an acute condition but be undiagnosed because changes are not understood or identified. Both dementia and delirium cause cognitive impairment, but there are significant differences in the two disorders. Dementia causes a progressive, irreversible decline in cognition. Dementia occurs in approximately 5 of the elderly population.

Answer to Question 2

D
Rubin's insufflation test determines tubal patency. Carbon dioxide escapes into the abdominal cavity through the patent left Fallopian tube.