Nursing 3910A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Deep Brain Stimulation, Pallidotomy, Genetic Testing
6 Dec 2017
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Objectives: develop an understanding of the many issues that challenge individuals and families living with neurological disorders. Learn about neurological disorders and their collaborative management. Identify resources for clients and their families with neurological disorders. Outline: ad, pd, hd, als, ms, dmd, cp. Infection ( elderly uti: hypoxia (low oxygen, blood sugar (hypo/hyper, medications (poly-pharmacy in elderly, dehydration/electrolytes, head injury loc. Liver function/liver failure ammonia hepatic encephalopathy. Alzhei(cid:373)e(cid:396)"s disease: what is one of your common fears or worries, what is one of the most common fears for an elderly individual, falling, aging. Alzhei(cid:373)e(cid:396)"s disease: chronic, progressive, degenerative brain disorder, begins insidiously, one of the most feared disorders of modern times, profound effects on memory, cognition, ability for self-care, represents 2/3 of dementia types over 65. 2: chronic and progressive, chronic: no cure, progressive: progresses downwards, elderly become very fearful getting this disease as they age.
