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==X Ray== | ==X Ray== | ||
*An [[x-ray]] is important in [[patients]] with suspected delirium tremens, especially if they present with a [[fever]] or [[trauma]]. | *An [[x-ray]] is important in [[patients]] with suspected delirium tremens, especially if they present with a [[fever]] or [[trauma]]. | ||
*A [[chest]] [[x-ray]] should be obtained in [[patients]] with fever, as fifty-percent of these [[patients]] may have an [[infection]]. [[Pneumonia]] is the most common [[infection]] reported. | *A [[chest]] [[x-ray]] should be obtained in [[patients]] with fever, as fifty-percent of these [[patients]] may have an [[infection]]. [[Pneumonia]] is the most common [[infection]] reported<ref name="pmid27407572">{{cite journal| author=Mehta SR, Prabhu H, Swamy AJ, Dhaliwal H, Prasad D| title=Delirium Tremens. | journal=Med J Armed Forces India | year= 2004 | volume= 60 | issue= 1 | pages= 25-7 | pmid=27407572 | doi=10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80152-7 | pmc=4923427 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27407572 }} </ref>. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
X Ray
- An x-ray is important in patients with suspected delirium tremens, especially if they present with a fever or trauma.
- A chest x-ray should be obtained in patients with fever, as fifty-percent of these patients may have an infection. Pneumonia is the most common infection reported[1].
References
- ↑ Mehta SR, Prabhu H, Swamy AJ, Dhaliwal H, Prasad D (2004). "Delirium Tremens". Med J Armed Forces India. 60 (1): 25–7. doi:10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80152-7. PMC 4923427. PMID 27407572.