DEMENTIA

patient teaching

signs and symptoms

interventions

pathophysiology

assessment

memory loss

confusion

difficulty problem solving

difficulty with finding words

laboratory test

neurologic evaluation

brain scan

psychiatric evaluation

encourage sleep

encourage patient to stop smoking

teach patient to keep active

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administer medication

encourage physical exercise

therapy

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Alzheimer's is the most common

dementia is irreversible

group of symptoms affecting memory

damages nerve cells

teach signs and symptoms of disease

encourage balance diet