Delirium and Psychosis, Diagnosis and Treatment

First Things First (assess & treat for the following)

• Is pt a danger to self or others?
  • Removing medical devices
  • Combative
  • Unarousable
• Diagnostic criteria
  • Inattention
  • Disturbance of consciousness
  • Changes in cognition
  • Perceptual disturbances
  • Symptoms develop over short period of time
  • Fluctuating course