NURS 224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Urinary Incontinence, Meprobamate, H2 Antagonist
4 Nov 2020
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Similar symptoms appear if a person has consumed a poisonous substance. Cortical dementia: disease process that affects the cortex. Subcortical dementia: dysfunction or deterioration of white matter structures in the cns. Can occur in children with a fever or taking medication (anticholinergic agents) substance intoxication delerium substance withdrawal delirium. Multiple etiologies delerium not otherwise specified decreased arousal decreased attention decreased motivation. Seizure drugs: alzheimer"s (ad, vascular, lewy bodies, frontotemporal. Delirium superimposed on dementia: when someone diagnosed with dementia develops delirium. Agnosia: inability to recognize or identify objects despite intact sensory function. Choline acetyltransferase: enzyme used to synthesize ach, may be decreased in those with ad. Hyperoral: eating everything or chewing almost everything possible. Confabulate: making an elaborate explanation on why someone forgot something. Disinhibition: acting on thoughts and feelings without exercising appropriate social judgement. Aberrant motor behaviour: fidgeting, picking at clothes, wringing hands, loud vocalizations and wandering.
