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PHCY320 (Neurology) Quiz sobre NE9.5 Delirium, criado por Mer Scott em 11-10-2019.

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NE9.5 Delirium

Questão 1 de 4

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Delirium is an confusional state in medically patients.
More common in: Older people. those with problems or poor , those who've had recent , or those with illness or brain illness (infection, stroke, head injury).

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    acute
    unwell
    memory
    eyesight or hearing
    surgery
    terminal

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Questão 2 de 4

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Delirium vs. Dementia...
Delirium onset is to days, lasts hours to , person displays consciousness, attention , and it is reversible.
Dementia onset is to years, lasts months to , usually person is , has good (except in severe cases), and it is irreversible.

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    hours
    weeks
    altered
    impairment
    months
    years
    conscious
    attention

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Questão 3 de 4

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Common Causes:
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    ain
    nfection
    utrition
    onstipation
    ydration
    edication
    nvironment

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Questão 4 de 4

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Management - Find and treat cause.
Other Treatment:
1. Sedatives
Benzodiazepines e.g. can make delirium , but can
investigations or treatment
• Stop person themselves or others
• Relieve

2. Antipsychotics
e.g. haloperidol, olanzapine
• Manage

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    underlying
    lorazepam
    worse
    Allow
    endangering
    agitation, anxiety
    hallucinations

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