Delirium, Dementia

Question 1

delirium is defined as

Answer 1

state of temporary but acute mental confusion

Question 2

is delirium reversible

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

leading risk factor for delirium

Answer 3

dementia

Question 4

link to onset (delirium)

Answer 4

stress
surgery
sleep deprivation
pain and depression

Question 5

DELIRIUM causes

Answer 5

Dementia, dehydration
Electrolyte imbalances, emotional stress
Lung, liver, heart, kidney, brain
Infection, ICU
Rx drugs
Injury, immobility
Untreated pain, unfamiliar environment
Metabolic disorders

Question 6

delirium diagnostic test

Answer 6

-H&P
-labs
-ECG
-CT, MRI
-lumbar puncture
-EEG

Question 7

nursing management for delirium

Answer 7

-treatment is important - if reversible
-eliminate precipitating factors
-if 2ndary to infection, antibiotics
-reorient

Question 8

dementia is a gradual decline in

Answer 8

memory, language and higher executive functions

Question 8

most common causes of dementia

Answer 8

-neurodegenerative conditions
-vascular dz
-toxic, metabolic, or nutritional dz
-immunologic or systemic dz

Question 9

diagnosis of dementia is focused on

Answer 9

determining the cause

Question 10

nursing management is similar to

Answer 10

alzhemiers