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| has severe symptoms and is short term |
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| the disease or condition is long term with symptoms that are managable with possible short times of severity. |
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| the body's immune system attacks normal tissue in the body |
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| common type of arthritis that affects the elderly |
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| can affect people of all ages. joints become inflamed, red, swollen, and very painful. other symptoms include fever, fatigue, and weight loss. |
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| causes bones to become brittle which means they can break more easily |
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| the stopping of menstrual periods |
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| the inaability to think clearly |
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| the ability to think logically and quickly |
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| more serious loss of mental abilities that affects thinking, remembering, reasoning. and communication. Not a normal part of aging. |
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| most common cause of dementia in the elderly |
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| What are the three basic principle to keep in mind when dealing with someone with AD? |
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1. develop a routine and stick to it
2. promote self-care
3. take care of yourself |
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| walking back and forth in the same area |
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| aimlessly walking around the facility |
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| seeing things that are not there |
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| believeing something that isn't true |
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| when a person with AD overreacts to something in an unreasonable way |
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| when residents become withdrawn, lack enery, or do not eat or do things they used to enjoy |
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| when you repeat a word, phrase, question, or activity over and over |
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| taking things that belong to someone else |
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| collecting and putting things away in a guarded way |
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| using calendars, clocks, signs, and lists to help residents remember who and where they are |
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| letting residents believe they live in the past or in imaginary circumstances |
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| encouraging residents to remember and talk about the past |
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| uses things residents enjoy to prevent boredom and fustaration |
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| a progressive disease that affects the muscles and causes a stooped posture and shuffled gait. |
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| symptons include: fatigue, tremors, poor balance, touble walking, weakness, numbness, tingling, incontinence, and behavior changes |
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| weakness on one side of the body |
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| paralysis on one side of the body |
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| inability to speak or speak clearly |
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| laughiing or crying without any reason, or when inappropriate |
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| loss of function of lower body and legs |
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| unable to use his legs, trunk, and arms |
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| drugs that reduce fluid in the body |
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