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Symptoms of postural hypotension - Answer Dizziness/Lightheadedness
Risk factors for sleep disturbance - Answer Physical illness
Medications
Changes in social patterns
Change in circadian rhythm
Movement disorders include - Answer Restless leg syndrome
Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder
Periodic limb movement disorder
Presbycusis - Answer Hearing loss associated with aging
Unable to hear high frequencies and high consonant sounds (f, g,s,z,t,sh,ch)
A complete mental assessment should include (neurocognitive) - Answer Attention
Memory
Orientation
Perceptions
Thought process
Thought content
Insight
Judgement
Affect
Mood
Language
,Higher cognitive functions
A complete mental assessment should include (Neurologic) - Answer Cranial nerves
Gait
Balance
Distal deep tendon reflexes
Plantar responses
Primary sensory modalities in lower extremities
Cardiovascular integrity
Cognitive disorders associated with altered thought processes - Answer Depression
Delirium
Dementia
Cranial tumors
Subdural hematomas
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Clinical manifestations of depressoin - Answer (Vegetative signs)
(Onset: Abrupt or associated with life events)
(duration: weeks to months)
Fatigue
Constipation
Pyschomotor retardation
Depressed mood
Loss of interest
Loss of enery
Loss of libido/pleasure
Changes in appetite
Changes in weight
, Changes in sleep patterns
Agitation
Anxiety
Crying
Comorbitiy - Answer The presence of multiple chronic health problems
Psuedodementia - Answer Depression masked as dementia
Pseudodelirium - Answer Acute confusion is found to be caused by dementia
Delirium presents as - Answer A disturbance in attention (decreased awareness of the environment)
with a reduced ability to focus, sustain, or shift attention
Manifestations of Delirium - Answer (Onset: Sudden)
(Duration: Hours to days)
Difficulty maintaining concentration
Difficulty attention to external stimuli
Language disturbance (slurred, forced or rambling speech)
Disorganized thinking
Fluctuations of awareness
Misperceptions, illusions, hallucinations
Disorientation
Memory problems
Increased/Decreased physical activity
Impaired judgement
Risk factors for delirium - Answer Advanced age
CNS disease