Crazies
Coo-Coo clock
schizo's
wanderers
Knock Knock anyone home
100
This can result from high fever, head trauma, brain tumor, drug intoxication, even metabolic disorders of the CNS.
What is Delirium pg. 1224
100
A thought disorder characterized by deterioration in mental functioning, disturbances in sensory perception, and changes in affect(emotion)
What is Schizophrenia pg 1234
100
(Sensory experiences only in what the patient perceives) that are usually auditory or visual, may be experienced
What is Hallucinations pg 1234
100
Vocabulary word for "Problems with Speaking"
What is Aphasia pg 1227
100
This drug is the newest drug on the market for Alzheimer's disease. It has a different mechanism of action than the acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
What is Memantine pg 1229
200
A sudden, transient state of confusion.
What is Delirium pg 1224
200
This drug has the potential adverse effect of dangerously depressing bone marrow function
What is Clozapine pg 1235
200
These patients improve with drug therapy but unfortunately never fully recover
What is Schizophrenia pg 1234
200
Vocabulary word for "Difficulty Walking"
What is Ataxia pg 1227
200
A potential Alzheimer's drug undergoing studies, which is incorporated in a nasal spray
What is Davenetide (AL-108) pg 1229
300
Who are at greatest risk for cognitive impairment
What is Older Adults pg 1224
300
Patients who take this drug must have a blood count weekly or biweekly
What is Clozapine pg 1235
300
Schizophrenia has two types of symptoms
What is Positive and Negative pg 1235
300
Vocabulary word (Apraxia) means
What is (ADL's ) inability to Accomplish activities of Daily Living pg 1227
300
Vocabulary word use for "Disturbed thinking"
What is Delusions pg 1235
400
A condition in which decline in memory, thinking and resoning
What is Dementia pg 1225
400
Some non-hospitalized patients are given what injection? (IM injection of anti-psychotic drugs in an oil suspension that are gradually absorbed?)
What is Depot injection pg 1235
400
Two types of Alzheimer's disease exist; What ages are for the "Late onset" type
What is After age 60 years pg 1225
400
A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease currently relies on
What is Validating mental decline pg 1227
400
Major tranquilizers, anti-psychotics, and neuroleptic's are under what drug category
What is Anti-psychotic drugs pg 1235
500
What disease is the most common cause of dementia
What is Alzheimer's disease pg 1225
500
This is the leading cause of the return of disease symptoms and the need for short-term hospitalization
What is Non-compliance with drug therapy pg 1235
500
Two types of Alzheimer's disease exists; What ages are the "Early onset" type
What is Between 30 years and 60 years pg 1225
500
Current drug group approved for treatment of dementia of Alzheimer's disease
What is Cholinesterase Inhibitors pg 1228
500
This drug should be used only with extreme caution in older adults, due to the risk for dehydration and falls
What is Haloperidol (Haldol) pg 1236
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