What is
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE?
- A type of dementia that frequently affects the elderly.
What is the main Pathology?
- Presence of Senile plaques that destroys neurons leading to decreased acetylcholline.
What are the common
Signs and Symptoms?
- Aphasia - inability to talk
- Agnosia - inability to recognize objects.
- Apraxia - inability to perform ADL.
- Amnesia/Memory loss/Mnemonic disturbance
What are the
3 PHASES?
- Forgetfulness phase - difficulty of remembering appointments
- Advance phase - difficulty of remembering past events but not recent events
- Terminal phase - death occurs in 1 year
What is the
PRIORITY NURSING DIAGNOSIS?
- Altered thought processes
What is
the primary need of the patient?
