Delirium

Question 1

common and severe neuropsychiatric syndrome that involves a disturbance of consciousness accompanied by change in the brain’s ability to process, retain and use information(cognition)

Answer 1

Delirium

Question 2

Core features of delirium

Answer 2

1. distrubance of consciousness
2. change in cognition
3. Onset of hours to days and tendency to fluctuate

Question 3

Hyperactive delirium

a. somnolent
b. agitated

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Hypoactive delirium

a. somnolent
b. agitated

Answer 4

B

Question 5

Mixed delirium has __% incidence

Answer 5

50%

Question 6

what percentage of patients with general medical condition are delirious at a given time in a hospital

Answer 6

10-15%

Question 7

percentage of old people with acute illness that has delirium

Answer 7

30-50%

Question 8

T/F susceptibility of delirium is higher in children with febrile illness

Answer 8

T

Question 9

Signs and symptoms of delirium

Answer 9

Difficulty with attention
Easily distracted
Disoriented
May have sensory disturbance such as illusions, misinterpretations, or hallucinations
May have sleep-cycle disturbances
Changes in psychomotor activity
May experience anxiety, fear, irritability, euphoria or apathy

Question 10

common physiologic/metabolic causes of delirium

Answer 10

hypoxemia
electrilyte imbalance
renal or hepatic failure
hypo/hyperglycemia

Question 11

most common infectious cause of delirium

Answer 11

systemic- sepsis
UTI
pneumonia
cerebral meningitis
encephalitis

Question 12

common drug-related cause of delirium

Answer 12

intoxication

withdrawal

Question 13

consciousness and cognition may not be impaired

a. delirium
b. psychosis

Answer 13

B

Question 14

Primary treatment of delirium

Answer 14

treatment of causal or contributing medical conditions

Question 15

Psychopharmacology for delirium

Answer 15

Antipsychotic