H.M. is a 67-year-old female, who recently retired from being a school teacher for the last 40 years. Her husband died 2 years ago due to complications of a CVA. Past medical history includes hypertension controlled with Olmesartan 20 mg by mouth once a day. Family history is not contributory. Last annual visits with PCP with normal results. She lives by herself but her children live close to her and usually visit her two or three times a week. Her daughter started noticing that her mother is having problems focusing when talking to her. She is not keeping things at home as she used to, and often she is repeating and asking the same question several times. Yesterday, she had issues remembering her way back home from the grocery store.
Case Study 2 Questions:
- Name the most common risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease.
- Name and describe the similarities and differences between Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular Dementia, Dementia with Lewy bodies, and Frontotemporal Dementia.
- Define and describe explicit and implicit memory.
- Describe the diagnosis criteria developed for Alzheimer’s disease by the National Institute of Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association.
- What would be the best pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapeutic approaches for H.M.?
Submission Instructions:
- This assignment has 2 case studies. You must work and include both case studies in your initial post.
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words for each case study, formatted and cited in the current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources other than your textbook. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
- You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Use at least 1 academic source for each response to your peers other than your textbook. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response).
- All replies must be constructive and literature must be used accordingly. Your replies must be at least 150 words each.
