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jho37

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A male adult who is 60 years old and lives in the British Isles develops dementia. For which qualities of dementia does the nurse assess to prevent patient injury related to the type of dementia this man is most likely to have?
 
  a. Visual hallucinations and delusions
  b. Unilateral tremors and muscle rigidity
  c. Good memory and visuospatial problems
  d. Failing memory and clumsy movements

Question 2

Which of the following are common side effects of PD and the medications used to treat it? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Skin irritation c. Dystonia
  b. Dyskinesias d. Nausea



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Answer to Question 1

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A Incorrect. These qualities are characteristic of Lewy body dementia.
B Incorrect. These qualities are characteristic of Parkinson's disease dementia.
C Incorrect. These qualities are characteristic of frontotemporal lobe dementia.
D Correct. The nurse assesses the patient for failing memory and incoordination characteristic of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) or bovine spongiform ence-phalopathy (also known as mad cow disease). This type of dementia began ap-pearing in adults living in the British Isles who reported eating beef from local breeders. The nurse assesses for these qualities because the age of onset is usually 60 years. This form of dementia progresses rapidly to death, so the nurse anticipates that this man will deteriorate rapidly and must be prepared to antic-ipate changes in motor activities and memory to maintain his safety and prevent injury.

Answer to Question 2

B, C
Medication therapy is complicated and must be closely supervised. Hypotension, dyskinesias (involuntary movements), dystonia (lack of control of movement), hallucinations, sleep disorders, and depression are common side effects of both the disease and the medications used to treat it. Nausea is not a side effect of PD.




jho37

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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