screening for delirium

Indications

• risk factors for delirium
• drugs commonly producing delirium

Procedure

• confusion assessment method

Differential diagnosis

• dementia vs delirium vs depression

Management

• dementia, age > 75 years, & functional impairment identify elderly at highest risk for delirium in the emergency department

More general terms

• screening

Additional terms

• delirium (acute confusional state)