Delirium resident survival guide: Difference between revisions
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*[[Cerebrovascular accident]] | *[[Cerebrovascular accident]] | ||
*[[Cyanide]] | *[[Cyanide]] | ||
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*[[Diabetic hypoglycemia]] | *[[Diabetic hypoglycemia]] | ||
*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]] | *[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]] | ||
*[[Drug overdose]] | *[[Drug overdose]] | ||
*[[Drug withdrawal]] e.g. [[ethanol]], [[benzodiazepines]] | *[[Drug withdrawal]] e.g. [[ethanol]], [[benzodiazepines]] | ||
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*[[Sepsis]] | *[[Sepsis]] | ||
*[[Wernicke's encephalopathy]] | *[[Wernicke's encephalopathy]] | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[Antihistamines]] | *[[Antihistamines]] | ||
Revision as of 01:41, 23 February 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [2]
Definition
Delirium is an acute and relatively sudden (developing over hours to days) decline in attention-focus, perception, and cognition.