case study 141 dementia
Psychiatric Disorders Case Study 141
Ifeoma C. Anene
California Baptist University
Case Study 141: DEMENTIA
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► SCENARIO
You are the nurse working triage in the ED. This afternoon, a woman brings in her father, K.B.,
who is 72 years old. The daughter reports that, over the past year, she has noticed her father has
progressively had problems with his mental capacity. These changes have developed gradually,
but seem to be getting worse. At times, he is alert and at other times, he seems disoriented,
depressed and tearful. He is forgetting things and doing things out of the ordinary, such as
placing the milk in the cupboard and sugar in the refrigerator. This morning, he thought it was
nighttime and wondered what his daughter was doing at his house. He could not pour his own
coffee and he seems to be getting more agitated. K.B. reports that he has been having memory
problems for the past year and at times, has difficulty remembering the names of family
members and friends. His neighbor found him down the street two days ago and K.B. did not
know where he was.
A review of his past medical history is significant for hypercholesterolemia and coronary
artery disease. He had a myocardial infarction five years ago. K.B.’s vital signs are all within
normal limits.
1. What are some cognitive changes seen in a number of elderly patients?
A degree of cognitive degeneration in all aged humans, which will include the following:
▪ Loss of immediate memory and associated benign amnesia
▪ Worsened presentation on intricate learning tasks
▪ Decelerating of the thought processes
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Psychiatric Disorders Case Study 141
Ifeoma C. Anene
California Baptist University
Case Study 141: DEMENTIA
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, case study 141 dementia
► SCENARIO
You are the nurse working triage in the ED. This afternoon, a woman brings in her father, K.B.,
who is 72 years old. The daughter reports that, over the past year, she has noticed her father has
progressively had problems with his mental capacity. These changes have developed gradually,
but seem to be getting worse. At times, he is alert and at other times, he seems disoriented,
depressed and tearful. He is forgetting things and doing things out of the ordinary, such as
placing the milk in the cupboard and sugar in the refrigerator. This morning, he thought it was
nighttime and wondered what his daughter was doing at his house. He could not pour his own
coffee and he seems to be getting more agitated. K.B. reports that he has been having memory
problems for the past year and at times, has difficulty remembering the names of family
members and friends. His neighbor found him down the street two days ago and K.B. did not
know where he was.
A review of his past medical history is significant for hypercholesterolemia and coronary
artery disease. He had a myocardial infarction five years ago. K.B.’s vital signs are all within
normal limits.
1. What are some cognitive changes seen in a number of elderly patients?
A degree of cognitive degeneration in all aged humans, which will include the following:
▪ Loss of immediate memory and associated benign amnesia
▪ Worsened presentation on intricate learning tasks
▪ Decelerating of the thought processes
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