attention screening examination

Indications

• assessment of attention
• evaluation of delirium
• evaluation of short-term memory

Procedure

• show 5 pictures & ask the patient to remember them
• ask the patient to recall the 5 pictures in a series of 10 pictures shown sequentially

Notes

• used in the confusion assessment method for the ICU
• does not depend on language

More general terms

• attention assessment

Component of

• confusion assessment method (CAM)