Flashcards
Week 08
Flashcards do conjunto (33)
- 1Set of disorders occurring almost entirely in old age in which many aspects of thought and behavior are so impaired that everyday activities are disruptedDementia
- 2Which gender does dementia affect more often?Women
- 3What disease is associated with the deterioration of the neurons in the subcortical brain, which controls muscle movements?Parkinson's disease
- 4The most common form of dementiaAlzheimer's disease
- 5What 2 aspects of a person are affected by Alzheimer's disease?Thought and Behaviour
- 6What 2 structural changes are made to the brain by Alzheimer's disease?Neurofibrillary tangles and Amyloid plaques
- 7Bundles of twisted threads formed from collapsed neural structures, containing the protein tauNeurofibrillary tangles
- 8Dense deposits of deteriorated protein called amyloid surrounded by clumps of dead nerve and glial cells outside neuronsAmyloid plaques
- 9Damaged protein that can accumulate to toxic levels within the brainAmyloid
- 10What are the 2 types of Alzheimer's disease?Familial (Hereditary - Chr 1, 14 & 21) and Sporadic (Spontaneous - ApoE4 gene)
- 11True/False: People with Down Syndrome almost always have symptoms of Alzheimer's after age 40True
- 12True/False: Individuals with diabetes have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's diseaseFalse
- 13How does Insulin Therapy help treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?Naturally occurring antibodies work against the harmful amyloid proteins
- 14What 4 lifestyle changes can help protect against Alzheimer's disease?1. Mediterranean diet
2. Education
3. Cognitively stimulating activities
4. Physical activities - 15Degeneration of mental ability produced by a series of strokes that leave areas of dead brain cellsCerebrovascular Dementia
- 16True/False: Heredity has a direct effect on Cerebrovascular Dementia by increasing the risk of strokeFalse
(Indirect effect through CVD, HBP, and diabetes) - 17What is the most likely cause of Cerebrovascular Dementia?Atherosclerosis
- 18What mental illness is most likely misdiagnosed as dementia?Depression
- 19True/False: Adults age 75+ make up only 13% of the American population and account for 40+% of healthcare spendingFalse
(Adults age 65+) - 20Are Caucasian Americans or Ethnic Americans more likely to enter nursing homes?Caucasian Americans
- 21What percentage of long-term care costs is provided by families?60-80%
- 22What is an alternative to expensive institutionalized care?Assisted Living
- 23A homelike housing arrangement for seniors, who need more care than provided at home, but less than the care provided in nursing homesAssisted Living
- 24The inability to control defecation and/or urinationIncontinence
- 25Extrinsic or Intrinsic factors of Incontinence? Infection/weakness of sphincter Constipation Drugs (eg. hypnotic, antiparasympathetic) Brain failure Impaired mobility and dexterityExtrinsic factors of Incontinence
- 26Extrinsic or Intrinsic factors of Incontinence? Destabilization of bladder due to physiological and pathological changes in kidney and bladder functionIntrinsic factors of Incontinence
- 27Brain functions abnormally as a result of diffuse or widespread pathological changes in brain tissue and/or functional changes in its nutritionIntellectual Impairment
- 28What 2 illnesses are included in Intellectual Impairment?Dementia and Delirium
- 29True/False: Clinical syndromes which result from discrete focal lesions of the brain (eg. haemorrhage, tumour) are included as Intellectual ImpairmentFalse
- 30True/False: Intellectual Impairment implies malfunction of all or nearly all of the brainTrue
- 31Intrinsic or extrinsic causes of brain failure? Alzheimer's disease Huntington's disease Parkinson's disease SyphilisIntrinsic causes of brain failure
- 32Intrinsic or extrinsic causes of brain failure? Toxicity Anoxicity Metabolism Endocrine Nutritional AIDSExtrinsic causes of brain failure
- 33What 6 features of brain function are retained in brain failure?Logical thought
Intelligence
Personality
Stored memory
Skill
Emotion