Question

16. A sudden onset of confusion and disorientation is often associated with:

a) Dementia

b) A developmental disability

c) Aging

d) Delirium

17. Alzheimer’s disease support groups do all the following EXCEPT:

a) Provide care

b) Offer encouragement and care ideas

c) Provide support for the family

d) Promote the sharing of feelings and frustrations

18. Identified risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease include:

a) Age and family history of Alzheimer’s disease

b) A family history of Down syndrome

c) Race and gender

d) Both a and c

19. Cognitive impairment is an effect of the normal aging process on the brain:

a)true

b)false

20. Acute confusion is usually reversible:

a)true

b)false

Answer 1

ANSWER 16: A SUDDEN ONSET OF CONFUSION AND DISORIENTATION IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH DELIRIUM WHICH IS CAUSED DUE TO ABNORMAL BRAIN FUNCTION.ON THE OTHER HAND ,THE SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA ARE SLOW AND PERMANENT.

ANSWER 17: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUPS DO NOT PROVIDE CARE INSTEAD THEY PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME OF THE HEALTH CARE OR SOCIAL CARE PERSON TO PROCEED WITH THE TREATMENT.

ANSWER 18:THE RISK FACTORS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ARE AGE AND FAMILY HISTORY OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RACE AND GENDER .THE RISK OF THE DISEASE IS IN THE OLDER AGE AND IS MORE PREVALENT IN WOMEN AND IT RUNS IN FAMILIES. PERSON WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME USUALLY DEVELOP THE ALZHEIMER DISEASE IN THE AGE GROUP OF 30 AND 40,BUT DOES NOT DEVELOP IF SOMEONE ELSE IN THE FAMILY HAS DOWN'S SYNDROME. HENCE THE ANSWER d.) BOTH A AND C IS CORRECT.

ANSWER 19:TRUE. AS THE AGE PROGRESSES , THE SHRINKAGE OF FRONTAL LOBE AND HIPPOCAMPUS OF THE BRAIN LEADS TO DECLINE IN THE COGNITIVE ABILITY AND LOSS OF MEMORY AS THE AGE ADVANCES.

ANSWER 20:ACUTE CONFUSION IS USUALLY REVERSIBLE. DELIRIUM IS AN ACUTE REVERSIBLE COGNITIVE DISORDER BUT IF IT PROGRESSES TO DELIRIUM IT CANNOT BE REVERSED AND LEADS TO SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS. HENCE THE ANSWER IS TRUE.