Delirium Flashcards

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delirium

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characterized by alteration of consciousness, waxing and waning of sx, psychomotor retardation or agitation, decreased attention span

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what meds can you recommend?

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lorazepam or halo

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3
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causes of Delerium

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MOVE STUPID

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MOVE

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Metabolic-hepatic encephalopahty, thiamine deficiency, hypoglycemia

Oxygen- hypoxia, hypercapnea

V-vascular, MI

Endocrine, electrolytes- hypoN, hyperCa, fluid imbalance, thyroid issues

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5
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STUPID

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Sz

Trauma, tumor, temp

Uremia-acute renal failure, dehydration

Pyschogenic

Infection/intoxication-UTI, PNA, meningitis, sepsis, EToH, benzos, CO, barbiturates

Drugs/degenration

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S/X

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hallucinations, delusions, agitation, persecutory thoughts are common

  • anxiety, paranoia, or combativeness
  • sx worse at night “sundowning”
  • decreased attention span, decreased short term memory, reversed sleep-wake cycles
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7
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Work up

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everything

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8
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rx of delirium

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underlying cause

normalize fluids/electrolyes, appropriate sensory environment

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what meds do you want to avoid in tx of delirium?

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Benzos!!! can make sx worse for pts

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10
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Dementia

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progressive impairment of intellectual functioning w/ compromise in a least 2 of the following spheres of mental activity: language, memory, visuospatial skills, emotional behaviour, personality, cognition

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what are some types of dementia?

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alzheimer, vascular, can have dementia from PD, Huntingtons, frontotemporal dementia, HIV, creutzfeldt-jakob, toxins, depression, hydrocephalus

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Alzheimer RF

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old age, Fmhx, lower education level, female

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13
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what chromosomes are associated w. alzheimer

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1, 14, 19, 21

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what is the pathology of alzheimer

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intracellular neurofibrillary tangles and extracellular neuritic plaque

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sx of alzheimer

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progressive memory loss (anterograde amnesia is first sign), disorientation, language difficulties, inablitly to perform complex motor activities, inattention, visual misperception, poor problem-solving abilities, inappropriate social behavior, hallucinations

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acalculia

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inability to perform math

17
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tx for alzheimer

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low doses to tx insomina, agitation depression

18
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memantine?

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NMDA receptor antagoinst that is thought o regulate gluatmate, and has been apporved for use in severe AD

19
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Vitamin E and selegiline?

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antioxidants- may slow cognitive deline

20
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what can help improve memory fxn?

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tacrine, donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine

acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

21
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vasular dementia

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” multiinfarct dementia” includes lacunar and mult cortical infarctions

22
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vascular dementia associations?

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HTN, M,

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VD sx

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forgetfulness in the absence of depression and inattentiveness

-stepwise fashing and related to the area of the CNS affected

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cortical VD

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speech difficulty, trouble performing routine tasks, sensory interpration difficulty, confusion, amnesia, executive dysfxn

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subcortical sx VD

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gait problems, urinary difficulties, motor deficites, personality changes

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other features of VD

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social behaviors may be well maintained, **mental status

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progression of VD

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loss of computational ability, problems w/ word finding and concentration, ADL, ultimatley complete disoreitnation and social w/drawal

28
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tx of VD

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control HTN, metabolic dz

29
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frontotemporal dementai

etiology

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Pick dz, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

30
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frontal lob sx

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behavioral (euphoria, apathy, disinhibtion) and compulsive dx

31
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what are other fx of FLD

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primitive reflexes

32
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work up of FLD

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MRI-may show frontal and/or anterior temoral lobe atrophy

PET- hypometabolis

33
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Pseudodementia

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pts w. psychiatric illness who appear demented

-MDD

34
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PDementaia CF

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pts typically complain of memory problems, but attention span and concentration appear intact while appearing upset or distressed

**in true dementia, pts will often give wrong answers, have poor attention and concentration, and appear indifferent or unconcerned