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What is the purpose of Memantine?
Memantine is the chemical name for Namenda, a drug that treats moderate to severe Alzheimer's. Namenda or Memantine, is proven to improve behavior, thinking, and daily functioning in those suffering from Alzheimer's.
What are the stages of Alzheimer's?
There are seven stages to Alzheimers. They are No Impairment, Little Decline, Mild Decline, Moderate Decline, Moderately Severe Decline, Severe Decline and Very Severe Decline.
When feeding an alzheimer's patient you should do what?
Constantly remind them of what they are doing [so they dont choke] Prompt to initiate/complete meals, and to ensure they swallow. Generally, moderate to severe alzheimers pts require supervision.
Do most senior day care centers accept seniors with alzheimers?
No, most won't. There are actually three divisions of senior day care: social, health-focused, and dementia-related. You'll need to put an adult with dementia in a day care center specifically for dementia patients. Someone who has severe Alzheimers needs constant monitoring, while the milder symptoms might make a person just slightly confused. If the symptoms are severe only specialized day care won't be equipped to handle it.
Which vaccine should not be administered to a person with a history of severe allergic reaction to neomycin?
MMR
Help for sufferers of eatind disorders should preferably come from?
The person will need a lot of support from family and friends and should probably see a counsler or if it is really severe the person should go into the hospital.
Are there homeopathic ways to prevent alzheimers?
Whooping cough tends to develop in stages, with mild symptoms occurring first, followed by a period of more severe symptoms, before improvement begins
What kind of exercises should a person do if they break a bone?
You must ask the doctor who treated you since it depends on where the break is and how severe it is.
Is massaging a person with boils contraindicated?
They are locally contraindicated if not severe and systemically contraindicated if they are severe.
What is the first stage of alzheimers?
The three main stages of dementia include the first stage in which a person first becomes aware of having lapses in memory or losing one's train of thought. The second stage includes more obvious gaps in memory and visible confusion as day to day life becomes harder to control. The third stage of dementia is also the point at which it will become obvious to one and all that one is suffering from this condition. The ability to remember, follow a train of thought or a conversation is very difficult and upsetting. At this point the need for long term 24 hour care will become a necessity.
If facial injuries are severe what kind of fracture should be assumed?
If facial injuries are severe, NOTHING should be assumed.
What types of water should be used washing a wound caused by a sea stings?
in severe heat, how much water can a person lose each hour?
