CMN 350 EXAM 3 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
ALABAMA
What are some delirium characteristics? Answer - rapid onset, impaired short
term memory, secondary to physical insult, fearful, anxious, slurred speech,
reversible with treatment.
What are some types of neurocognitive disorders? Answer - delirium,
dementia, lewy bodies, vascular dementia
What type of onset is paired with dementia? Answer - insidious
What is a main side effect difference between delirium and dementia? Answer
- in dementia level of consciousness is unchanged
- word finding difficulties
- denial
- decreased decision making, concentration, reasoning, and judgement
- difficulty performing usual activities
- may try to hide or come up with a story on why they did or didn't do
something.
Repetitive questioning Answer - Mild Alzheimer's
, - Apraxia, agnosia, aphasia, poor comprehension
- Blunted affect
- Misidentification
- Delusions
- Wanders
- Urinary incontinence Answer - Moderate Alzheimer's
- Gait disturbance
- Unable to feed self
- Urinary and bowel incontinence
- Bedridden
- Swallowing difficulty
- 24 hour supervision Answer - Severe Alzheimer's
What are the four A's of Alzheimer's? Answer - agnosia, aphasia, amnesia, and
apraxia
Loss of comprehension of auditory, visual, or other senses.
- Impaired ability to recognize familiar objects and people. Answer - Agnosia
- Expressive: inability to express thoughts in words
- Receptive: inability to comprehend what is being said or written Answer -
Aphasia
Memory impairment
- inability to learn new information recall previously learned information.
Answer - Amnesia
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
ALABAMA
What are some delirium characteristics? Answer - rapid onset, impaired short
term memory, secondary to physical insult, fearful, anxious, slurred speech,
reversible with treatment.
What are some types of neurocognitive disorders? Answer - delirium,
dementia, lewy bodies, vascular dementia
What type of onset is paired with dementia? Answer - insidious
What is a main side effect difference between delirium and dementia? Answer
- in dementia level of consciousness is unchanged
- word finding difficulties
- denial
- decreased decision making, concentration, reasoning, and judgement
- difficulty performing usual activities
- may try to hide or come up with a story on why they did or didn't do
something.
Repetitive questioning Answer - Mild Alzheimer's
, - Apraxia, agnosia, aphasia, poor comprehension
- Blunted affect
- Misidentification
- Delusions
- Wanders
- Urinary incontinence Answer - Moderate Alzheimer's
- Gait disturbance
- Unable to feed self
- Urinary and bowel incontinence
- Bedridden
- Swallowing difficulty
- 24 hour supervision Answer - Severe Alzheimer's
What are the four A's of Alzheimer's? Answer - agnosia, aphasia, amnesia, and
apraxia
Loss of comprehension of auditory, visual, or other senses.
- Impaired ability to recognize familiar objects and people. Answer - Agnosia
- Expressive: inability to express thoughts in words
- Receptive: inability to comprehend what is being said or written Answer -
Aphasia
Memory impairment
- inability to learn new information recall previously learned information.
Answer - Amnesia
