Can you die from Alzheimer's disease?
A person does not die directly from Alzheimer's disease; but instead, from complications caused by Alzheimer's disease.How do you know when a dementia patient is dying?Over time, and as Alzheimer's progresses, the body's immune system weakens, increasing susceptibility to infection and other causes of death related to the elderly.Typical complications from Alzheimer's and related dementia are:heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, and lung infections due to aspiration of food. Multi-organ failure is often the cause of death in dementia patients.Learn More -Can you die from Alzheimer's disease?By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Rea...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - May 26, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's alzheimer's care alzheimer's death Alzheimer's Dementia death alzheimer's dying alzheimer's dying dementia end of life caregiving family caergiving health searches related to alzheimer's Source Type: blogs
Advice and Insight Into Alzheimer's and Dementia
"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest." -- Thomas MooreAlzheimer's DementiaBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading Room1.The Metamorphosis of This Alzheimer's CaregiverThe more I learned the more I wanted to know. I learned a great deal about Alzheimer's disease and dementia--including the science. It helped me understand a very mystifying disease. It helped me to put a frame around something that is difficult if not impossible to describe.________________________________________2.Communication in Alzheimer's WorldLearning how to communicate with a...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - May 21, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care family caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia help with dementia care memory care senior care resources Source Type: blogs
An emergency physician makes the case for circumcision
Whether to circumcise a newborn male child is not the simple, binary “yes/no” question it appears to be. Rather, the choice is affected by an astonishing array of issues: religion, culture, health and hygiene, sexually transmitted infections, expense, pain and medical recommendations. Some cite ethical concerns regarding usurpation of a child’s free choice. Others claim an equivalency between neonatal male circumcision and the practice of female genital mutilation.
As a practicing physician, I have safely performed dozens of male infant circumcisions and many more on adults. During 30-plus years of emergency medicine...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 9, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/paul-blackburn" rel="tag" > Paul Blackburn, DO < /a > Tags: Conditions Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Tries to Kill Everyone It Touches
Alzheimer's disease tries to kills everyone it comes in contact with.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomIf allowed to do so Alzheimer's will try tokill everyone it comes in touch with.A person living with Alzheimer's dies from complication from Alzheimer's disease.Death by Complications from Alzheimer's, What does this mean?But Alzheimer's doesn't stop there. It tries to kill the brain of the Alzheimer's caregiver. Nearly40 percent of AD caregivers end up living with depression for a time. How to Adapt the Caregiver Brain to Alzheimer's and DementiaAlzheimer's destroys family relationships. Alzheimer's causes famil...
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Alzheimer's Tries to Kill Everyone It Touches
Alzheimer's disease tries to kills everyone it comes in contact with.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomIf allowed to do so Alzheimer's will try tokill everyone it comes in touch with.A person living with Alzheimer's dies from complication from Alzheimer's disease.Death by Complications from Alzheimer's, What does this mean?But Alzheimer's doesn't stop there. It tries to kill the brain of the Alzheimer's caregiver. Nearly40 percent of AD caregivers end up living with depression for a time. How to Adapt the Caregiver Brain to Alzheimer's and DementiaAlzheimer's destroys family relationships. Alzheimer's causes famil...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - May 7, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's kills . Alzheimer's Communication alzheimers care alzheimers world dementia care help alzheimer's help with dementia care how alzheimer's kills Source Type: blogs
What is The Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia
Dementia presents as a group of symptoms, and Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomWhen someone is told they have Alzheimer's or dementia,it means they have significant memory problems as well as other cognitive and behavioral issues.Most of the time dementia is caused by Alzheimer's disease.There is great confusion about the difference betweenAlzheimer's anddementia.In a nutshell, dementia isn't a specific disease. Instead, dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. Alz...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 26, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's Alzheimer's Dementia Alzheimer's disease alzheimer's symptoms alzheimer's vs dementia the difference between alzheimer's and dementia Source Type: blogs
The trust patients show you is an honor
It had been a hectic day in the urgent-care clinic of my large family practice, and I was starting to worry about the time: My last two patients had put me thirty minutes behind.
I felt relieved when I saw the note for the next patient: “Seventy-four-year-old female with UTI.”
A urinary tract infection! This should be quick and uncomplicated.
I walked into the room to find a well-dressed older woman seated on the exam table. I had just enough time to wonder fleetingly, Why do some patients decide to wait on the exam table while others stay seated in the chair nearby? Then I turned my full attention to the woman...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 25, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mitch-kaminski" rel="tag" > Mitch Kaminski, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Geriatrics Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs
13 Things Every Alzheimer's Caregiver Needs to Know
The biggest challenge we face as Alzheimer's caregivers is learning how to understand, cope, and communication with a person living with dementia.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomThe task of caring for a person living with dementiais often overwhelming.I took care of my mom, Dotty, for eight and a half years, 3,112 days,so I know how you feel. I understand how you feel.Dementia and Difficult BehaviorThe articles below offersolutions to some of the problems we face each day. They have been tested over timeby thousands of caregivers and they work. Most times it takes a littlepractice and a lot of patience. Some work imm...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 19, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer communication alzheimers awareness alzheimers care alzheimers caregiving dementia help for caregivers family caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia memory care facility Source Type: blogs
The Easiest Way to Collect a Urine Sample from a dementia patient or elderly person
From our reader Judith:How do you get a urine sample from someone who doesn't understand what you're trying to do or resists the invasion of privacy?This is an excellent question and I have not written about this in some time. So here we go.Yes, getting a urine sample from a person living with dementia or an elderly person can be quite a task - sometimes near impossible.Well, I have a solution to this problem thatworks 100% of the time if the person can take a pee on a toilet.Did you know? An Undetected Urinary Tract Infection Can Kill an Alzheimer's Patientby Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomSubscribe to the Alzheimer's...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 18, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: collecting a urine sample from a dementia patient how to get a urine sample from an elderly person urinary tract infection urine collection urine sample alzheimer urine sample dementia Source Type: blogs
5 Tips How to get an Alzheimer's Patient to Shower
Getting a person living with Alzheimer's or dementia to take a shower or bath is one of the most common problems we face as caregivers.One of the earliest problems I faced with my mother, Dotty,was getting her to take a shower.In the beginning, I would typically make a common Alzheimer's caregiver mistake -I would try to convince my mom to take the shower.Learn More -Care of Dementia PatientsThis usually resulted in me tryingto convince her that she needed a shower,the importance of the shower for good health (hygiene), or trying to convince her she would "stink" if she didn't take a shower.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Readin...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 14, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care alzheimer's tips care of dementia patients how to get a dementia patient to shower how to shower a patient in a nursing home memory care facility Source Type: blogs
Urinary Tract Infection, You Can Learn From My Experience
When a UTI goes undetected in an Alzheimer's patient they can become mean, delusional, dull, disoriented or worse. Undetected UTIs are common in Alzheimer's and dementia patients.Yes, there is such a thing as asilent urinary tractinfection.Silent means no clear cut sign of physical pain, no burning sensation, and no discernible odor.The Connection Between UTI and Worsening DementiaBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join NowThere arediscernible symptoms of a UTI indementia patients, but the symptoms arerarely connected to UTI by caregivers. This is especiall...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 7, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's dementia symptoms alzheimer's urinary tract infection dementia care elder care health help with dementia care memory care memory care facility nursing home uti alzheimers Source Type: blogs
Death by Complications from Alzheimer's, What does this mean?
Some people might think or believe that Alzheimer's causes brain death. In other words, it causes the complete brain to stop functioning.The simple answer, Alzheimer's does not kill a person directly.Some people might think or believe that Alzheimer's causes brain death. In other words, it causes the complete brain to stop functioning.This is not true.Article-What ’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and DementiaBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomWith Alzheimer's the entire brain does not stop functioning all of a sudden(or it is very rare).Topic -Care of Dementia PatientsWhat happens as Alzheimer's progresses into...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 6, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimers care alzheimers caregiving alzheimers death care of dementia patients coping with dementia dementia help for caregivers help alzheimer's help with dementia Source Type: blogs
Death by Complications from Alzheimer's, What does this mean?
Some people might think or believe that Alzheimer's causes brain death. In other words, it causes the complete brain to stop functioning.The simple answer, Alzheimer's does not kill a person directly.Some people might think or believe that Alzheimer's causes brain death. In other words, it causes the complete brain to stop functioning.This is not true.Article-What ’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and DementiaHow do you die from Alzheimer's disease?By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomWith Alzheimer's the entire brain does not stop functioning all of a sudden(or it is very rare).Topic -Care of Dementia PatientsWha...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 6, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimers care alzheimers caregiving alzheimers death care of dementia patients coping with dementia dementia help for caregivers how do you die from dementia Source Type: blogs
Mastering Intensive Care 028 with John Santamaria
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John Santamaria – Genuine care for patients both during and after the ICU stay
How well do you understand what happens to your patients after they leave the ICU?
Do you find out how they go and feed this back to your ICU team?
Most of you give excellent care to your patients whilst they are in the intensive care unit. No doubt this will be compassionate, appropriate, diligent, information-driven, holistic, team-based and communicative care.
But when they leave the ICU, ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - March 31, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Andrew Davies Tags: Intensive Care Mastering Intensive Care Andrew Davies ex-ICU genuine care John Santamaria Source Type: blogs
