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Delirium revisited

Delirium revisited

by Simranjeet Singh | Oct 31, 2024 | Featured, Geriatrics, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Recently Featured

Delirium is a medical emergency. It is characterized by acute disturbance of consciousness, with changes in perceptual disturbances and fluctuation of symptoms. Delirium is often the initial manifestation of an underlying acute illness and can be present before fever,...
Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound in Delirium

Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound in Delirium

by Adam Parks, Robert Suttie | Nov 8, 2018 | Featured, Ultrasound

For other POCUS focused cases please see our ultrasound archives Case The next chart you pick up is for an 87 year-old female brought in by EMS from her nursing home for agitation and vomiting. She is afebrile and her vital signs are normal. She has a past medical...
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