Assignment: Dementia Case Discussion

Assignment: Dementia Case Discussion

Assignment: Dementia Case Discussion

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To prepare: Review Chapters 6–8 of the Holroyd-Leduc and Reddy text. Select one of the three case studies. Reflect on the way the patient presented in the case study you selected, including whether the patient might be presenting with dementia, delirium, or depression. Think about how you would further evaluate the patient based on medical history, current drug treatments, and the patient’s presentation. Consider whether you would modify drug treatments, use additional assessment tools, and/or refer the patient to a specialist. Post on or before Day 3 an explanation of whether you suspect the patient in the case study you selected is presenting with dementia, delirium, or depression and why. Then, explain how you would further evaluate the patient in the case study based on medical history, current drug treatments, and the way the patient presented. Include whether you would modify drug treatments, use additional assessment tools, and/or refer the patient to a specialist. Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses. Respond on or before Day 6 to at least two of your colleagues on two different days in one or more of the ways listed below. Respond to colleagues who selected a different case study than you did. Suggest additional tools for assessing the patients in the case studies your colleagues’ selected. Offer and support an alternative perspective based on your own experience and additional research. Validate an idea with your own experience and additional literature search. Click on the Reply button below to reveal the textbox for entering your message. Then click on the Submit button to post your message.

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