CNA Ch 19: Confusion, Dementia, & Alzheimer's Disease

When the ability to think logically and clearly is impaired

• cognitive impairment

• confusion

• delirium

• dementia

The inability to think clearly

• cognitive impairment

• confusion

• delirium

• dementia

a state of severe confusion that occurs suddenly and is usually temporary

• cognitive impairment

• confusion

• delirium

• dementia

general term that refers to a serious loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating

• cognitive impairment

• confusion

• delirium

• dementia

disease that advances; tends to spread to other parts of the body and affects many body functions

• degenerative

• irreversible

• onset

• progressive

disease that gets continually worse; eventually causes a breakdown of body systems

• degenerative

• onset

• irreversible

• progressive

the time the signs and symptoms begin

• degenerative

• onset

• irreversible

• progressive

a disease or condition that cannot be cured

• degenerative

• onset

• irreversible

• progressive

a progressive, degenerative, and irreversible disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, eventually causing dementia

• Lewy body dementia

• Parkinson's disease

• Alzheimer's disease

• Huntington's disease

when a person repeats words, phrases, questions, or actions:

• perserveration

• pacing

• wandering

• sundowning