organic disoders Flashcards
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definition
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due to common demonstrable aetiology in cerebral disese, brain injury, other insult leading to cerebral dysfunction
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nonspecific syndrome characterised by concurrent disturbances of consciousness and attention, preception, thinking, memory, psychomotor behavior, emotion and the sleep wake cycle
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delirium
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management of delirium
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disorientation dehydration constipation hypoxia immobility infection multiple medications pain anf poor nutrition sensoru impairment sleep disturbance
