'Confusional state' presentation slideshows

Confusion in the Elderly

Confusion in the Elderly. M Ward Horton January 2011. Outline. Personal Case Histories Group Case Histories Review of Delirium & Dementia Literature review. Case A. Mrs FG 92 yr old retired school cook widow Living alone, malnourished Tripped over her enormous dog - # NOF

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Confusion about Confusion: What the orthopedic surgeon needs to know about delirium

Confusion about Confusion: What the orthopedic surgeon needs to know about delirium. Edward R. Marcantonio, M.D., S.M. Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds University of Massachusetts Medical School November 12, 2008. Delirium. What is it? How do you diagnose it? Why is it important?

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Confusion about Confusion: What the orthopedic surgeon needs to know about delirium

Confusion about Confusion: What the orthopedic surgeon needs to know about delirium. Edward R. Marcantonio, M.D., S.M. Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds University of Massachusetts Medical School November 12, 2008. Delirium. What is it? How do you diagnose it? Why is it important?

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Palliative Care

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PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES

PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES. Dr. Rabie Hawari Consultant Psychiatrist. SUICIDE. A willful self-inflicted life-threatening act which has resulted in DEATH. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. OR DELIBERATE SELF-HARM OR PARASUICIDE * An act of self-damage carried out with destructive intent.

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Anticholinergic Poisoning

Anticholinergic Poisoning. Andrew Dawson, Newcastle Mater Hospital Robert Hoffman, New York Poison Centre. Belladonna. Atropa belladonna (Solanaceae). Kinetics. Rapidly absorbed Prolonged absorption in overdose Large volume of distribution and rapid distribution Low hepatic clearance .

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Anticholinergic Poisoning

Anticholinergic Poisoning. Andrew Dawson, Newcastle Mater Hospital Robert Hoffman, New York Poison Centre. Belladonna. Atropa belladonna (Solanaceae). Kinetics. Rapidly absorbed Prolonged absorption in overdose Large volume of distribution and rapid distribution Low hepatic clearance .

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One Year Post Exclusivity Adverse Event Review: Topotecan Pediatric Subcommittee of the Anti-infective Drugs Advisory C

One Year Post Exclusivity Adverse Event Review: Topotecan Pediatric Subcommittee of the Anti-infective Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting June 9, 2004. Susan McCune, MD, MA Ed Medical Officer Division of Pediatric Drug Development Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

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Delirium

Delirium Select Specialty Hospitals Denver William A Locy, Ed.D. Rocky Mountain Rehabilitation Medicine, P.C. Delirium

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When might a person wander? Any time of the day or night. This may be related to

What is wandering? A meandering activity that appears to some observers to be aimless or repetitive that may expose the person to harm. This could be a pleasurable or distressing experience and can take the form of lapping, pacing, seeking, searching or foraging. (Adapted from NANDA 2000).

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Patient arrives in A&E / AMU / ED / MAU with evidence of disorientation / confusion

First point of presentation for patients with possible Dementia. Patient presents to GP with worries about their memory, or evidence or disorientation / confusion. Patient arrives in A&E / AMU / ED / MAU with evidence of disorientation / confusion.

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