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While Reviewing the Prescription of an Older Client with Dementia

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While reviewing the prescription of an older client with dementia, a nurse finds that the client is on carbidopa/levodopa. Which type of dementia does the nurse suspect in this client?


Definitions:

Social Support System

A network of family, friends, colleagues, and other acquaintances who provide emotional, informational, and practical help.

Endocrine System

The system of glands located throughout the body that help control important activities such as growth and sexual activity.

Dissociative Fugue

A psychological state in which a person loses awareness of their identity or other important autobiographical information and often engages in unexpected travel or wandering.

Cognitive

Pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning.

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