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{{CMG}}; {{AE}} [[User:Vishal Khurana|Vishal Khurana]], M.B.B.S., M.D. [mailto:vishdoc24@gmail.com] | {{CMG}}; {{AE}} [[User:Vishal Khurana|Vishal Khurana]], M.B.B.S., M.D. [mailto:vishdoc24@gmail.com]; {{PB}} | ||
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* Infectious foci | * Infectious foci | ||
* Hydration state | * Hydration state | ||
* | * Nutritional status | ||
* Neurological examination (including assessment of speech) | |||
* Conscious level | |||
* Evidence of pyrexia | |||
* Evidence of alcohol abuse or withdrawal (e.g. tremor) | |||
* Cognitive function using a standardised screening tool eg MOCA, MMSE<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = http://www.bgs.org.uk/Word%20Downloads/delirium.doc | url = http://www.bgs.org.uk/Word%20Downloads/delirium.doc | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 14 February 2014 }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:39, 14 February 2014
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Delirium On the Web |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Khurana, M.B.B.S., M.D. [2]; Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [3]
Overview
Physical Examination
- Vitals
- Infectious foci
- Hydration state
- Nutritional status
- Neurological examination (including assessment of speech)
- Conscious level
- Evidence of pyrexia
- Evidence of alcohol abuse or withdrawal (e.g. tremor)
- Cognitive function using a standardised screening tool eg MOCA, MMSE[1]
References
- ↑ "http://www.bgs.org.uk/Word%20Downloads/delirium.doc". Retrieved 14 February 2014. External link in
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