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
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Last updated: April 21, 2010
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