3Ds
What 3D includes acute onset of mental confusion?
Delirium
What do you reflect on when recognizing a Responsive Behaviour?
The Unmet Need, Risk/Priority
Planning to have lunch with their deceased friend is a: Hallucination? Delusion?
Delusion
Who was the first person to describe a type of dementia?
Dr. Alois Alzheimer (1906)
Apraxia can be a symptom of which of the 3Ds?
Dementia
True
Name the dementia with the common features of loss of inhibitions and early language changes.
Fronto-temporal Dementia
Who is the comedian/actor who played Mrs. Doubtfire and later had a diagnosis of Lewy-Body Dementia?
Robin Williams
What 3D can include fluctuation in alertness and perceptions?
Delirium
What can be a non-pharmacological approach for someone experiencing depression?
Talk with them and encourage connection, physical activity (walking)
What word describes when the person does not see the changes in their abilities that others might see?
Anosognosia
What 2Ds can often be reversed?
Depression and Delirium
What 3D do you have to consider with loss of interest, changes in sleep, poor concentration, and change in appetite in a greater than two-week period?
Depression
When a person loses the ability to feed themselves, what approach might be helpful?
Hand-over-hand, initiate activity for them, provide finger foods
Name the dementia where changes in depth perception and balance can lead to an increased risk of falls.
Lewy-Body Dementia
What year did the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest introduce its formal research programs focusing on memory and brain function?
1989
What 3D could present with wandering at night, waking often, however sleep can also be normal?
Dementia
What are some non-pharmacological approaches you can take to reducing the risk of delirium?
Provide physical activity, hydration, nutrition, social engagement, comfort, use of sensory aids, and sleep hygiene.
Your resident is having difficulty with daily activities and is losing their way back to their room. In what stage of the dementia journey would this occur?
Moderate Stage of Dementia
What is the name of Baycrest's cookbook for brain health?
MINDfull