'Confusion assessment method' presentation slideshows

CAM-ICU Basics

CAM-ICU Basics. ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment Study Group www.ICUdelirium.org delirium@vanderbilt.edu. What is Delirium?. Delirium is a common clinical syndrome characterized by: Inattention Acute cognitive dysfunction

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Delirium in the Elderly

Delirium in the Elderly. Kirsten M. Wilkins, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Yale School of Medicine VA CT Healthcare System. Case 1:.

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Delirium in the Older Adult

Delirium in the Older Adult. Matt Russell,MD, MSc Assistant Professor of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine Slide show courtesy of Drs. Lisa Caruso and Serena Chao. Objectives. To elicit key features of and define delirium

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Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation presents GRAND ROUND 5/13/2005 by Anthony Tam Pham, DO

Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation presents GRAND ROUND 5/13/2005 by Anthony Tam Pham, DO. Case Report

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Geriatrics in the Emergency Department :

Geriatrics in the Emergency Department :. MARRIAGE. MAYHEM. OR. ED, Geriatrics have very different. Priorities Diagnostic Processes Thinking Personnel. Blind Men Feeling an Elephant. ED What is your chief diagnosis here today ? Is it life-threatening ?

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Delirium and The Relationship To Anticholinergic Burden

Delirium and The Relationship To Anticholinergic Burden. Miki Finnin, Pharm. D., BCPS, CGP CEO/Pharmacist Medication Advisors, PLLC. Definition of Delirium.

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DELIRIUM IN OLDER PERSONS Robert Schwartz, MD September, 2009

DELIRIUM IN OLDER PERSONS Robert Schwartz, MD September, 2009 . AGS. THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY Geriatrics Health Professionals. Leading change. Improving care for older adults. Delirium in Older Persons. Thanks for visiting, dear!.

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Delirium in the ward

Delirium in the ward. Rohan Gunathilake AT General Medicine. Case scenario. You are the evening RMO. You have been asked to see a 84-year-old man on D 2 post-elective R/TKR.

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Delirious about End-of-Life Delirium?

Delirious about End-of-Life Delirium?. TNMHO Convention San Antonio, Texas April 2014 Presenter: Robert A. Friedman, MD FAAFP FAAHPM Chief Medical Officer Hospice Austin President Central Texas Palliative Care Associates. Disclosures. No financial or other conflicts of interest

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Mental Status

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Managing Acute Confusion in The Elderly

Managing Acute Confusion in The Elderly. Dr Rachel Nockels OPALS Consultant. Why is this relevant?. GP curriculum statement 9 (care of older people) requires GPs to be able to manage the problems of older people, such as confusion, in the elderly. Causes of Acute confusion. Delirium

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3D Geriatrics

3D Geriatrics. Dementia Delirium and Depression Gerry Gleich MD Geriatrics Interclerkship April 30, 2012. Goals. Understand common causes of cognitive dysfunction in the elderly Understand key diagnostic features of dementia, delirium and depression

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Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)

Confusion Assessment Method (CAM). Purpose : Provide initial and ongoing screening of patients for identification of signs and symptoms of delirium. Initiate interventions based on CAM screening and symptoms presented. When is CAM tool used?. All patients age 65 and older Q shift

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Antipsychotics

Antipsychotics. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Antipsychotics often reduce paranoia, delusions and related behavior Antipsychotics will hasten decline and possibly death Used incorrectly they are dangerous . Antipsychotics. Agitation Evaluation Delirium Infection

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