Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, irreversible, degenerative,

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, irreversible, degenerative, fatal disease and is the most common form of dementia among older people. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person’s ability to carry out daily activities. It usually begins after age 60 and increases the risk as you age. The risk is also higher if a family member has the disease. Progression of the disease is done in phases until all cognitive function is destroyed. Pathologic consequences include the loss of neurons in multiple areas within the brain, atrophy with wide sulci and dilated brain ventricles, and plaques composed of neurites, astrocytes, and glial cells surrounding an amyloid centre, and neurofibrillary tangles. AD symptoms result from destroying numerous neurons in the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex. The enzyme choline acetyltransferase has a decreased action in AD patients, resulting in impaired impulse conduction between the nerve cells caused by a lack of acetylcholine production. Currently, no treatment can stop the progression of the disease. However, some drugs may help keep symptoms from worsening for a limited time. Your client has a nursing diagnosis of disturbed thought processes related to Alzheimer’s disease. List the possible signs and symptoms that may be present. SCIENCE HEALTH SCIENCE NURSING HLTENN 038

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