HOSA Dementia and Alzheimer's Jeopardy!

General Facts

100

True or false: There is a specific test specialists can use to determine if someone had dementia.

False. A doctor requires medical history, physical exams, lab tests and more to be able to diagnose someone with a type or dementia.

200

"A wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities." (Alzheimer's Association)

What is dementia.

300

Which form of dementia accounts for the majority (between 60 to 80 percent) of cases?

What is Alzheimer's disease.

400

Is there currently a cure for dementia?

No, there is no cure for dementia and no treatment that can stop its progression, although some medications can temporarily improve some symptoms.

500

Name any five of the ten types of dementia.

What are Alzheimer's disease, Vascular dementia, Frontotemporal dementia, Lewy Body, Mixed, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

Symptoms

100

This term means that disease symptoms begin slowly and gradually worsen over time.

What is progressive.

200

Problems with physical movement are central symptoms to this type of dementia.

What is Parkinson's disease.

300

Any two of these core impairments must be present to be considered type of dementia.

What are memory impairments, communication/language impairments, attentional deficits, difficult with reasoning and judgment, and impaired visual perception.

400

Impaired judgment or decision making, planning, and organizing are more likely to be the first symptoms of this type of dementia.

What is vascular dementia.

500

This rapidly degenerative and fatal dementia impairs memory and coordination and causes behavior changes.

What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Stages

100

Number of stages of dementia progression.

What is seven stages.

200

These are common stage 3 (mild cognitive decline) impairments

What are trouble remembering names of new acquaintances, difficulty performing social or work tasks, losing or misplacing valuable objects, and increased trouble planning and organizing.

300

What is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's?

Dementia is the overall term for cognitive decline; Alzheimer’s is a specific disease that causes dementia.

Alzheimer's

100

What are the earliest warning signs?

Frequent memory loss (especially recent events), forgetting important dates, repeating questions, difficulty with familiar tasks, and confusion with time or place.

200

What causes Alzheimer's?

It is caused by complex brain changes, including the build-up of proteins (plaques and tangles) that kill nerve cells.

300

According to the Alzheimer's Association, this is the leading risk factor for developing Alzheimer's, say BrightFocus Foundation.

What is age?

Random

100

What sport does Ruhani play?

TENNIS!!!

200

What residential home are we most likely going to volunteering at?

Sage Oak: Colleyville

300

Name five types of doctors/surgeons.

Did you get them?

400

The field of medicine specializing in the health and care of older adults.

geriatrics

500

What is Ruhani's favorite F1 team?

Mercedes!