| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 360 pages). |
| Series |
--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
Provides an introduction to the causes and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease while discussing accompanying conditions, treatment options, and appropriate care. |
| Contents |
Part I. Could It Be Alzheimer's Disease? -- Chapter 1. The Facts on Alzheimer's Disease -- Busting the Myths About AD -- Looking at Symptoms and Causes -- Discovering Treatment Options -- Tackling Financial and Legal Issues -- Making Medical Decisions and Providing Care -- Finding Respite -- What Should I Do Now? -- Chapter 2. Symptoms, Causes, and Risk Factors -- Getting an Idea of What to Look For -- Red Flag or Red Herring? -- Looking at Some Theories on the Causes of AD -- Examining Risk Factors for Developing Alzheimer's Disease -- Chapter 3. Getting a Diagnosis -- How Doctors Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease -- Finding Someone to Do an Evaluation -- Before You Seek a Diagnosis: Collecting Medical History -- Understanding AD Diagnostic Tests -- What to Do When the Diagnosis Is Made -- Chapter 4. Distinguishing Alzheimer's Disease from Other Medical Conditions -- Making Sure that You Have a Reliable Diagnosis -- It May Be Dementia, but Is It Alzheimer's? -- Ruling Out the Usual (and Unusual) Suspects -- Chapter 5. Identifying Your Fears: For the Patient and the Caregiver -- Concerns for the Alzheimer's Patient -- Concerns for the Caregiver -- Part II. Helping a Loved One Manage the Illness -- Chapter 6. Understanding the Stages of Alzheimer's Disease -- How to Use the Classifications -- Three Stages -- Four Stages -- Five, Six, and Seven Stages -- The Current Thinking: Assessing Alzheimer's Stages Via Cognitive and Functional Impairment -- Chapter 7. Evaluating Drug Therapies -- A Little Background on Brain Chemistry -- Reviewing Current FDA-Approved Drugs -- Considering Other Types of Drugs -- Chapter 8. Avoiding Snake Oil and Other Ineffective Treatments -- Treatments and Tests That Aren't Worth Your Time or Money -- Sniffing Out Scams: Five Warning Signs to Look For -- Chapter 9. Taking Part in Clinical Trials -- What Is a Clinical Trial? -- Weighing the Benefits and the Risks When Participating in a Clinical Trial -- Finding Clinical Trials -- Enrolling in a Clinical Trial -- What Happens During a Trial -- Current Alzheimer's Trials -- Chapter 10. Promising New Drugs and Diagnostic Tools -- The Current State of Affairs -- Promising (and Not-So-Promising) New Drugs -- An Ounce of Prevention: The Hunt for an Alzheimer's Vaccine -- Drugs and Therapies Already Approved for Other Uses -- Testing Positive: Looking for the Definitive Diagnosis -- Chapter 11. Finding Alternative Therapies -- Calming Alzheimer's Disease Patients -- Having Some Fun and Easing Isolation -- Part III. Providing Care for the AD Patient -- Chapter 12. Making Medical Decisions -- Finding the Right Healthcare Provider -- Building a Team -- Keeping Good Records -- Using Alternative Therapies -- Evaluating Clinical Trials -- Understanding the Importance of Cholinesterase Inhibitors -- Deciding on End-of-Life Care Options -- Considering Brain Donation -- Chapter 13. Understanding Legal Issues for Alzheimer's Patients -- Evaluating Your Legal Options -- Durable Power of Attorney -- Guardianships or Conservatorships -- Living Trusts -- Making Choices for Medical Care -- Drawing Up a Will -- Chapter 14. Working through Financial Issues for Alzheimer's Patients -- Reviewing Financial Needs and Resources -- Taking Over the Financial Reins -- Understanding Changes in Tax Status -- Deciding Whether You Need a Financial Advisor -- Quitting Work -- Evaluating Insurance Coverage -- Running Out of Resources: What Next? -- Chapter 15. Evaluating Care Options -- Identifying Your Options -- Respite Care Options -- Making the Transition to Residential Care -- Residential Care Options -- Chapter 16. Caring for the Alzheimer's Patient -- Making a Care Plan -- Defining Practice Parameters and Standards of Care -- Standards of Care and Practice Parameters for AD Patients -- Caring for AD Patients -- Planning Activities and Exercise -- Preparing for Bed -- Making the House Safer -- Dealing with the Patient's Emotions -- Part IV. Respite Care for the Caregiver -- Chapter 17. Coping While Caregiving -- Caregiving Is Hard Work -- Caring for an AD Patient Affects You Emotionally -- Caregiving and Your Physical Health -- Using Humor to Cope -- Knowing When to Ask for Help -- Chapter 18. Finding Support -- Finding Out What's Available -- Looking into Support Groups -- Finding a Counselor -- Chapter 19. Taking Care of the Caregiver -- Giving Yourself a Break -- Being Good to Yourself -- Avoiding Isolation -- Chapter 20. Handling Work and Family as Caregiver -- Understanding the Importance of Routines -- Juggling a Job and Caregiving Responsibilities -- Balancing Family and Caregiving -- Making Time for Your Family -- Chapter 21. Helping When You're Not the Primary Caregiver -- Understanding How Family Dynamics Affect Caregiving Decisions -- Learning How to Help -- Dealing with Out-of-Towner's Guilt -- Part V. The Part of Tens -- Chapter 22. Ten Tips for the Alzheimer's Caregiver -- Good: Ask for Help -- Bad: "I'd Rather Do It Myself" -- Good: Modesty Garments -- Bad: Birthday Suit -- Good: Ask for Volunteer Assistance -- Bad: "I Don't Need Help from Anyone" -- Good: Cook Once, Eat Twice -- Bad: Fast Food Bingo -- Good: Remember to Laugh Daily -- Bad: Wallow in Your Misery -- Chapter 23. More Than Ten Internet Resources for Alzheimer's Caregivers -- ADEAR (Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral) -- Administration on Aging -- AgeNet Eldercare Network -- Alzheimer's Association -- Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Online -- The Alzheimer's Foundation of America -- benefitscheckup.org -- Caregiver.com -- CareSsentials -- Family Caregiver Alliance -- The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation -- Long-Distance Caregiving -- National Family Caregivers Association -- Needymeds.com -- Medlineplus.gov. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Alzheimer's disease -- Popular works.
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Dementia -- Popular works.
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Alzheimer Disease -- Popular Works.
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| Added Author |
Kenan, Mary.
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Kunik, Mark Edwin.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Patricia Burkhart. Alzheimer's for dummies. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., c2004 0764538993 (DLC) 2003113602 (OCoLC)53803052 |
| ISBN |
9781118068892 electronic bk. |
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1118068890 electronic bk. |
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0764538993 |
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9780764538995 |
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