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alzhemer's disease - Coggle Diagram
alzhemer's disease
risk factors
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Definition
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It's a progressive and irreversible, degenerative, fatal disease and is the most common form if dementia(Brain disorder)
Nursing Care Plan
Nursing Diagnosis
Chronic confusion related to Alzheimer's disease as evidenced by decreased capacity of thought, memory impairment and disorientation
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Interventions
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Never argue with the patient about what he / she may be seeing , hearing and what they think because the patient may feel agitated and violent
Assess patient for reversible dementia, causes, memory loss and socialization to establish a plan of care
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Avoid emotionally charged situations or conversations to calm the patient and prevent stress and sudden change of emotions
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Pathophysiology
The beta- amyloid deposition and neurofibrillary tangles lead to loss of synapses and neurons, which results in gross atrophy of the affected areas of the brain , typically starting at the mesial temporal lobe.
diagnostic test
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labs: liver function, vitamin b12
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