Alzheimer's Symptoms, Stages and Care Needs
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| Item | Associated Symptom |
|---|---|
| medication | a rash |
| diagnosis | bruising |
| recovery | constipation |
| getting around | a cough |
| daily tasks | cramp |
| attitude of staff | deformity |
| mind | dizziness |
| complications | fever |
| hearing aid (audífono) | itching |
| walking stick (bastón) | diarrhea |
| glasses (lente) | a lump |
| pressure pad (colchón escaras) | numbness |
| incontinence pad (pañales) | vomiting |
| bath lift (bañera) | a runny nose |
| power chair (silla eléctrica) | sickness |
| helping hand (bastón para mano) | sneezing |
| false teeth (placa dental) | a sore throat |
| artificial hip | spots |
| walking frame (burrito) | swelling |
| commode (adaptador baño) | tiredness |
| aching |
Alzheimer's disease damages the brain, destroying memory and reason. People with Alzheimer's disease suffer confusion and loss of cognitive function. They require increasing nursing care as they become progressively more helpless and may eventually die from complications. The illness has three stages.
Early Stage
- Forgetting recent conversations or events
- Minor changes in abilities and behavior
- Repetition
Middle Stage
- Needing some help with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living)
- Wandering
- Loss of interest in other people
- Unusual behavior
- Shuffling gait
Later Stage
- Needing constant help with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living)
- Forgetting names
- Complete loss of memory
- Inability to recognize familiar people, objects or places
- Getting easily upset or aggressive
- Confusing night and day
- Confinement to bed or a wheelchair
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Loss of speech