A man, aged 84 years, was stopped for going through a red light in a small town where he has lived
all his life. He told the officer "It wasn't there yesterday." He was unable to tell the officer his address and demonstrated labile mood, seeming pleasant one minute and angry the next. The officer took the individual to his home to discuss his condition with the family and found that he lives with his wife, who is legally blind. She stated "He's my eyes and I'm his mind.". She also related that her husband wanders around the neighborhood, sometimes taking tools from people's garages, saying they belong to him. She reluctantly agreed that he should go to the emergency department for
evaluation. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The cardinal sign of Alzheimer's disease demonstrated by the client is
a. aphasia.
b. apraxia.
c. agnosia.
d. memory impairment.
D
Of the cardinal signs of Alzheimer's disease, the client is presently demonstrating only mnemonic
disturbance, or memory loss. Option A: Aphasia refers to the loss of language ability. Option B:
Apraxia refers to the loss of purposeful movement. Option C: Agnosia refers to the loss of sensory
ability to recognize objects.
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a. Skin breakdown b. Urinary tract infection c. Bowel incontinence d. Renal calculi
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A. Battering occurs in a small percentage of the population. B. Battering is mainly a lower-class, blue-collar problem. C. Battered women are at greatest risk for severe violence when they leave the batterer. D. If the batterer stops drinking, the violence usually stops.
Initially, school health programs focused on
1. Acute episodic care. 2. Care of high-risk groups. 3. Control of communicable diseases. 4. Holistic health care. 5. Preventive care.