NR 603week one reply
NR 603week one reply The WEEK 1 QUIZ focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment Delirium is characterized by a . disturbance in attention, consciousness, and cognition. the HALLMARKof delirium is a clouding of consciousness, with an inability to focus, sustain, or shift attention, as well as a change in cognition, including impairment in short-term memory, disorientation, and perceptual disturbances. Diagnostic Criteria for Delirium A. A disturbance in attention and awareness B. The disturbance develops over a SHORT period of time (usually hours to a few days), C. An additional disturbance in cognition (e.g., memory deficit, disorientation, language, visuospatial ability, or perception). Diagnostics for delirium Chest x-ray study, Other Diagnostics, ECG, Head CT or MRI*, Lumbar puncture* CBC and differential, ESR, Platelet count, Serum electrolytes, Serum glucose, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, BUN, Creatinine, LFTs, Vitamin B12, Folate, Thiamine, Ammonia, Thyroid function tests Which tool is now the most widely used tool for evaluation of the presence of delirium The Confusion Assessment Method Which medication class has long been implicated as a risk factor for delirium, Anticholinergic medications
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