WGU: D027: Advanced Pathopharmacological Foundations (2025) |COMPLETE GUIDE WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|GET IT 100% CORRECT

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- Brain shrinks dramatically; nerve cell
What are some death and tissue loss
physical changes - Cardinal signs: plaques (abnormal
from Alzheimer's clusters of protein fragments) and
dementia? tangles (twisted strands of another
protein)

, - There is no cure, but there are
How is pharmacological and non-
Alzheimer's pharmacological treatments
treated? - Cholinesterase inhibitors
- Memantine (namenda)

- To treat symptoms related to
What are
memory, thinking, language,
cholinesterase
judgment, and other processes
inhibitors
- Helps delay or slow the worsening
prescribed for?
of symptoms

- Prevent the breakdown of
acetylcholine, a chemical messenger
What does that is important for learning and
cholinesterase memory
inhibitors do? - Supports communication among
nerve cells by keeping the
acetylcholine high

What are some - Donepezil (aricept)
commonly - Galantamine (razadyne)
prescribed - Rivastigmine (exeleon)
cholinesterase
inhibitors?

, Which - Donepezil (aricept)
cholinesterase
inhibitor can be
used for all
stages of
Alzheimer's?

Which - Galantamine (razadyne)
cholinesterase - Rivastigmine (exeleon)
inhibitor can be
used for mild-to-
moderate stages
of Alzheimer's?

Which - Rivastigmine (exeleon)
cholinesterase
inhibitor can be
used for mild-to-
moderate
Alzheimer's and
Parkinson's?

What medication - Memantine (namenda) and
combination is donepezil (aricept)
used to treat
moderate-to-
severe
Alzheimer's?