Genetics, Neurology, Behavior, and Diet in Dementia
Instructions
Evaluate the Health History and Medical Information for Mr. M., presented below.
Based on this information, formulate a conclusion based on your evaluation, and complete the
Critical Thinking Essay assignment, as instructed below.
Health History and Medical Information
Health Hist...
Dementia is an adverse condition that affects the brain functional caused by Alzheimer
disease (AD). For extreme dementia conditions, the patient is likely to incur damages in the
Central Nervous System. AD has neither a known cure nor a treatment procedure that may slow
down its development. It is common in people above the middle-ages of 65 years and above.
According to Friedman et al., (2018), AD has adverse impact of the healthcare system
worldwide. This paper will explore the particulars of AD and its impact to both the patient and
the society.
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Clinical Manifestation of Mr. M
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Mr. M is 70 years old and lives in a supportive facility. He has shown no signs of allergy
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but was diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). He neither smokes
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nor consumes alcohol. Nevertheless, he has reduced physical activity and often experience
trouble ambulating and has an unstable gait. His medical background is characterized with
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hypertension controlled by ACE inhibitors, hypercholesterolemia and tibia fracture postsurgical
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repair which barely show any complications. Current AD medications are Lisinopril 20mg,
Lipitor 40mg which are both taken daily (Friedman et al., 2018). In the last two months, Mr. M
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health has become worse. For instance diagnosis has shown body temperatures of 37.1 degrees
Celsius and a decreased respiration rate. Besides the patient was unable to bathe or feed himself
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during this period.
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Primary and Secondary Diagnosis of Mr. M
The basic diagnoses for Mr. M are the Alzheimer Disease and UTI. These may be highly
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factored by his age and also gender. The poor health status may also have contributed by the
environment at the care facility together with daily fatigue. Based on Tang et al., (2019)
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