Delirium Home
Interactive Case Study
History
History of Presenting Complaint
Medical History
Medication History
Social History
Assessments
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Presentation
History Taking
Patient Interview
Physical Assessment
Cognitive Assessment
Causes of Delirium
Investigations
FBC
C Reactive Protein
Urea and Electrolytes
Calcium
Investigations Liver Function Test
Glucose
Blood cultures
Urinalysis - Dipstick
Chest X-ray
ECG ± Troponin
Pulse oximetry
Treatment Decisions
Causes of Delirium -Summary
Treatment of Delirium
Treatment Options
Re-examination
MMSE
Strategies
Ward Care
Pharmacologic Therapy
Pharmacologic Management of Delirium
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Multidisciplinary Care
PT
Physical Therapy
Speech and Language; Dietetics
Medical
Psychiatry
Planning Ongoing Care
Discharge Plan Considerations
Patient Discharge Assessment
Physical Assessment
Investigations
Recommendation for Ongoing Care
Family Meeting
Family Meeting at RPH
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Physiotherapy
Family Meeting Summary
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Module Summary
Resources
Screening Tools
You may have heard of tools used to assess cognition, or seen them used in your placements. Select the screening tool(s) most commonly used to screen for, and monitor, changes in cognitive function?
Confusion Assessment Method
Abbreviated Mental Test or Mini Mental State Examination
Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale
Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment
