The Zheng family participate in an education workshop on supportive care for patients with dementia
In discussion with a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals they made a series of changes to their home and living environment.
- Dementia Home
- Interactive Case Study
- History of Presenting Complaint
- Medication History
- Social History
- History Taking
- Investigations
- Patient Interview - Presentation
- Current and Past History
- Medications
- letter from your GP
- GP in Narembeen
- forgotten any appointments
- been to hospital before
- illnesses or conditions
- operations or procedures have you had
- current state of health Dr Zheng
- short of breath or feel dizzy
- urinating or using your bowels
- medications are you currently taking
- noticed any side effects
- vitamins, herbals remedies or over the counter drugs
- have any allergies
- Interview with Mrs Zheng
- your husband has been more forgetful lately
- How long has this been happening
- Mrs Zheng, I would like to ask you some questions about your husband’s general state of health. Has he been admitted to hospital in the past?
- Does he currently take any tablets for a medical condition?
- Does he ever complain of any troubling symptoms, such as dizzy spells or difficulty in going to the toilet?
- Features of Dementia
- Physical Assessment
- Cognitive Assessment
- Dr Zheng's Cognitive Assessment Results
- Combining MMSE and GDS
- Results
- Diagnosis
- Dementia Subtypes
- Personal and Cultural Issues Regarding Diagnosis
- Communicating Dr Zheng's Diagnosis
- Care Plan
- Genetic testing
- Family Meeting
- Social Work Assessment
- Four years later.......
- Dr and Mrs Zheng
- Interview - Mrs Zheng
- Physical Assessment
- Further investigation
- ACAT Assessment
- Behaviours of concern
- Conclusion
- Objectives
- Post-module test
- Pre-Module Test
- Resources
- Interactive Case Study
Supportive Care
