Delirium in Elderly Patients

This book provides a comprehensive, scholarly, and practical account of delirium that will be of value for all doctors and nurses involved in the care of the elderly. It not only offers a state of the art update on delirium, covering its history, epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis,...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Geriatrics.
Geriatric psychiatry.
Neurology .
Primary care (Medicine).
ISBN:9783319652399
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Table of Contents:
  • Delirium: From Past To Present
  • Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Delirium
  • Pathogenesis of Delirium
  • Delirium: Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
  • Delirium in Dementia
  • Approach To The Elderly Patient With Delirium: The Geriatrician's Perspective
  • The Geriatric Psychiatrist's Perspective
  • The Neurologist's Perspective
  • The Intensive Care Specialist's Perspective
  • The Forensic Expert's Perspective
  • Nursing Perspective
  • Delirium Prevention and Treatment
  • Case Vignettes
  • Appendix: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
  • Confusion Assessment Tool for Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU)
  • Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC)
  • Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC)
  • Delirium Detection Score (DDS)
  • Drugs Highly Associated With Delirium.

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