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NEURO ....C46 Test

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in which systems would you expect to see delayed conduction from evoked response testing ?
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how is MS diagnosed ? .......p1627
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A DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S REQUIRES WHAT 3 ELEMENTS?
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what are the 4 classifications of MS ?
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WHAT ARE THE S/S OIF STAGE 3 ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE?
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THE S/S OF STAGE II ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ?
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WHAT DO YOU RULE OUT WHEN SEEING A POTENTIAL ALZHEIMER'S PATIENT?
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COMMON CAUSES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE INCLUDE:
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why are ACTH & glucocorticoid Tx used in MS ?
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HOW IS ALZHEIMERS DIAGNOSED
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Rx USED FOR SEVERE agitation in ad are ?
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FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA IS LINKED WITH WHAT POSSIBLE CAUSE ?
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BRAIN DAMAGE R/T CEREBROVASCULAR & CARDIO-VASCULAR PROBLEMS (USUALLY STROKE), CEREBRAL BLOOD VESSEL DAMAGE R/T GENTEICS, ENDOCARDITIS, MYELOID ANGIOPATHY, VASCULITIS,& PROFOUND HYPOTENSION ALL CONTRIBUTE TO WHICH TYPE OF DEMENTIA ?
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WHAT ARE SOME Rx USED TO TREAT AD ?
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WHAT SENSORIMOTOR DEFICITS ARE SEEN IN STAGE 2 ALZHEIMER'S? .........P1620
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WHAT CAUSES LEWY BODY DEMENTIA
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WHAT ARE THE S/S OF STAGE I ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ? ........P1619
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OD, INFX, HYPOTHYROID, DEHYDRATION, HEART DISEASE, STROKE, COPD,
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to decrease inflammation & suppress the immune system
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UNKNOWN, BUT FAMIAL CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED
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DOCUMENTED PRESENCE OF DEMENTIA W/ONSET B/W 40 & 90 YRS OLD, NO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS & ABSCENCE OF SYSTEMIC OR BRAIN DISORDER THAT COULD CAUSE MENTAL CHGS
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UNKNOWN = AMYLOID PLAQUES & NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES ARE SEEN IN AUTOPSY
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relaspsing - remitting; primary progressive; secondary progressive; & progressive relapsing
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MRI w/findings of lesions is most definitive test; also CSF analysis for elevated IGg, ct scan = enlrgd ventricles , atrophy & white matter lesions; areas of chgs in glucose metabolism from PET scan,
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WANDERIING, PERIODS OF LUCIDITY, SUNDOWNING, LANGUAGE DEFICITS, APRAXIA
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APRAXIA,ASTEREOGNOSIS (INABILITY TO IDENTIFY OBJECTS BY TOUCH), AGRAPHIA
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VASCULAR DEMENTIA , THE 2ND MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEMENTIA
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ABNORMAL TAU PROTEINS BUILT UP IN NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES = FRONTAL & TEMPORAL LOBES
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COGNEX(TACRINE), ARICEPT (DONEPEZIL), EXELON (RIVASTIGMINE),(PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS)
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INCONTINENCE, FALLS, DELUSIONS, PARANOIA, ANOREXIA,
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thioridazine (melaril), or haloperidol (haldol)
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RULE OUT ANY OTHER POSSIBILITIES
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visual, auditory or somatosensory
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APPEARS HEALTHY & ALERT; RESTLESS, FORGETFUL OR UNCOORDINATED; DISORIENTED TO TIME & DATE; PROBLEMS W/SIMPLE CALCULATIONS
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WHICH Rx IS INDICATED FOR MODERATE TO SEVERE AD & VASCULAR DEMENTIA ?
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APHASIA?
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INABILITY TO PERFORM PURPOSEFUL MVMTS & USE OBJECTS CORRECTLY
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REPITITION OF WORDS OR PHRASES
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USING THE WRONG WORD
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SEARCHING FOR WORDS

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