Delirium
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Delirium is a condition which causes a confused mental state and changes in behavior. Besides falling in and out of consciousness, there may be problems with
- Attention and awareness
- Thinking and memory
- Emotion
- Muscle control
- Sleeping and waking
Causes of delirium include medications, poisoning, serious illnesses or infections, and severe pain. It can also be part of some mental illnesses or dementia. Delirium and dementia have similar symptoms, so it can be hard to tell them apart. They can also occur together.
Delirium tremens is a serious type of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. It usually happens to people who stop drinking after years of alcohol abuse.
People with delirium often, though not always, make a full recovery after their underlying illness is treated.
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Tackling Delirium
medicalnewstoday.com — “A new national plan of action provides a roadmap for improving the care of patients with delirium, a poorly understood and often unrecognized brain condition that affects approximately seven milli” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Family Medicine Article | Delirium
mdlinx.com — “Delirium in the Elderly: A Comprehensive Review” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Family Medicine Article | Delirium
mdlinx.com — “Delirium in the Elderly: A Comprehensive Review” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Relief on the way for delirium patients
medicalxpress.com — “Adults with dementia and delirium may soon have a way to combat their delirium, thanks to a $2.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health.” View full resource at medicalxpress.com
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Relief on the way for delirium patients http://tw.medicalxpress.com/225711692
Psychiatry Article | Delirium
mdlinx.com — “Prevalence and incidence of delirium in long-term care” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Prevalence and incidence of delirium in long-term care: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry http://bit.ly/eycENr #PSY
Psychiatry Article | Delirium Pediatrics
mdlinx.com — “On the utility of diagnostic instruments for pediatric delirium in critical illness: an evaluation of the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale, the Delirium Rating Scale 88, and the Delirium Rating Scale-Revised R-98” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Emergency Medicine Article | Delirium
mdlinx.com — “Delirium in Older Emergency Department Patients Is an Independent Predictor of Hospital Length of Stay” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Emergency Medicine Article | Delirium
mdlinx.com — “Delirium Risk Screening and Haloperidol Prophylaxis Program in hip fracture patients is a helpful tool in identifying high-risk patients, but does not reduce the incidence of delirium” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Psychiatry Article | Delirium
mdlinx.com — “Use of nurse-observed symptoms of delirium in long-term care: effects on prevalence and outcomes of delirium” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Nursing Article | Delirium
mdlinx.com — “A New Model of Delirium Care in the Acute Geriatric Setting: Geriatric Monitoring Unit” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
A New Model of Delirium Care in the Acute Geriatric Setting: Geriatric Monitoring Unit: BMC Geriatrics http://t.co/BMkS6F7 #Nursing
What is agitated delirium?
healthtap.com — “Delirium is an acute state of confusion. It can be triggered by any medical illness, medication or intoxication of culprit substances. Susceptible people tend to be older, frailer, with pre-existing health conditions (e.g. dementia). There are 2 main types of delirium: the agitated form that makes people combative and aggressive; or the hypoactive form (more common) that causes lethargy.” View full resource at healthtap.com
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Psychiatry Article | Delirium
mdlinx.com — “Mortality associated with delirium after hip-surgery: a 2-year follow-up study” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Mortality associated with delirium after hip-surgery: a 2-year follow-up study: Age and Aging http://bit.ly/dOGHd6 #PSY
Delirium: eMedicine Psychiatry
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Delirium or acute confusional state is a transient global disorder of cognition. The condition is a medical emergency associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates. Early diagnosis and resolution of symptoms are correlated with the most ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Help For Patients Suffering From Delirium
medicalnewstoday.com — “Adults with dementia and delirium may soon have a way to combat their delirium, thanks to a $2.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health.Delirium is prevalent in” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Link Between Delirium And Patient Isolation
medicalnewstoday.com — “A new study finds that patients who are moved into isolation during a hospital stay are nearly twice as likely to develop delirium, a potentially dangerous change in mental status that often affec” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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