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Screening for delirium within intensive care units in scotland: a national survey

AW McGuire, L J Young, JAG Davidson

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Delirium is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as a disturbance in consciousness and alteration in cognition over a short time period. It tends to fluctuate throughout the day and is evident from the clinical history, examination or investigations that delirium is as a result of a medical condition, drug withdrawal or intoxication. All of the above factors need to be present for a diagnosis of delirium to be made.¹

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Delirium is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as a disturbance in consciousness and alteration in cognition over a short time period. It tends to fluctuate throughout the day and is evident from the clinical history, examination or investigations that delirium is as a result of a medical condition, drug withdrawal or intoxication. All of the above factors need to be present for a diagnosis of delirium to be made.¹

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Delirium is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as a disturbance in consciousness and alteration in cognition over a short time period. It tends to fluctuate throughout the day and is evident from the clinical history, examination or investigations that delirium is as a result of a medical condition, drug withdrawal or intoxication. All of the above factors need to be present for a diagnosis of delirium to be made.¹

Key concepts: Delirium, Medicine, Intensive care, Checklist, Intensive care medicine, Dementia, Organic mental disorders, Confusion

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