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Classroom classification

百科

Delirium syndrome

心理科

Common symptoms

智能减退、痴呆、谵妄、血管性痴呆、躁狂、意识障碍、认知功能障碍

The pathology of disease

Delirium syndrome is acute fluctuating confusional state; inattention; altered consciousness; medical causes; older; ICU; treat cause; non-pharmacologic; psychiatry/medicine.

Symptoms

Acute fluctuating confusion; inattention; altered consciousness; medical illness; older; ICU; hallucinations

Causes

Medical; infection; meds; surgery; ICU; older; multifactorial.

Treatment

Treat underlying; non-pharmacologic (orientation/family/sleep); avoid restraints; low-dose antipsychotics if severe; medicine/psychiatry

Dept

Internal medicine / geriatrics / psychiatry / ICU.

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