Delirium/Dementia Flashcards
Rapid onset Brief duration Loc impaired or fluctuates Short term memory impaired Speech maybe slurred, Rambling, pressured, irrelevant Thought process disorganized Visual, tactile hallucinations Mood anxious, fearful, weeping, irritable
Delirium
Onset gradual and insidious
Progressive deterioration
loc not effected
Short term memory impaired
Than long term memory impaired till eventually destroyed
Speech is normal in early stage than progressive aphasia in later stage
Perception often absent but can have paranoia, hallucinations, illusions
Mood is depressed and anxious in early stage
Kabila mood, restless paving angry outbursts in later stages
Dementia
Deterioration of language function
aphasia
Impaired ability to execute motor function despite intact motor abilities
Apraxia
Inability to recognize or name objects despite intact sensory abilities
Agnosia
Inability to think abstractly, plan, intimate, sequence, monitor and stop complex behavior
Executive functioning
Anesthesia Insulin Anticholinergics Barbiturates Asa Cardiac glycosides Benzo Narcotics Propranolol THIAZIDE diuretics Steroids
Drugs causing delirium