NR 603-Week 1-Delerium 2025/2026
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Delirium is characterized by a . - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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).
Patients with an underlying dementia are at even _____________ risk for
development of delirium in the setting of acute illness, which is known as
delirium superimposed on dementia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔GREATER
Delirium occurs acutely during hours to days and is characterized by - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔fluctuations in mental status during the course of the day.
Clinical subtypes of delirium that have been identified include - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔hyperactive, hypoactive, and mixed variantS
hyperactive subtype, manifestS - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔with agitation and
restlessness, is often thought of as the typical presentation of delirium
Exam Questions and Correct Answers |
New Update
Delirium is characterized by a . - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔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).
Patients with an underlying dementia are at even _____________ risk for
development of delirium in the setting of acute illness, which is known as
delirium superimposed on dementia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔GREATER
Delirium occurs acutely during hours to days and is characterized by - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔fluctuations in mental status during the course of the day.
Clinical subtypes of delirium that have been identified include - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔hyperactive, hypoactive, and mixed variantS
hyperactive subtype, manifestS - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔with agitation and
restlessness, is often thought of as the typical presentation of delirium
