After watching Mom’s last days at the nursing home when she was uncommunicative, I often have wondered how caregivers would realize that a loved one who is at the end stages of Alzheimer’s was in pain. That’s where the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) scale can be of use.
According to Lippincott’s Nursing Center.com, this scale is a behavior-observation tool for use with people who have advanced dementia to the point that they can no longer communicate verbally....
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As we age, we tend to use the same vocabulary choices over and over, and, if what I surmise is correct, even those with normal mental ... Read more »
Why am I not surprised? A study has shown that two classes of drugs often given, in tandem, to people with dementia - a population that... Read more »
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Is it safe to have a total hip replacement (THR) if you are obese or older than 75 years of age? This review shows that the answer is yes for each... Read more »
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Determining pain levels in patients is not an easy task since pain is such a subjective sensation. In verbal patients, they can be asked to rate... Read more »
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