PPT-The Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Delirium

Theodore A Stern MD Chief Emeritus Avery D Weisman Psychiatry Consultation Service Director Thomas P Hackett Center for Scholarship in Psychosomatic Medicine Director Office for Clinical Careers . Dr. Dallas Seitz and Dr. Agata Szlanta. Objectives. Understand the differential diagnosis and presentation of delirium in older adults;. Review the risk factors and precipitants for delirium; and . Discuss delirium prevention and management strategies.. A poorly defined, controversial term. aka Excited Delirium. Generally describes. Elevated blood pressure. Elevated heart rate. Paranoia. Hallucinations. Violent impulses. Associated with drug use, mental illness, or the two together. Dr Paul Brown. Consultant liaison psychiatrist for older adults . 22. nd. June 2017. Three aspects of pharmacological management . Treat the underlying cause. Delirium risk reduction . Active treatment of the delirium syndrome. AHRQ Safety Program for . Mechanically Ventilated Patients. AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0018-43-EF. January 2017. Learning Objectives. After . this session, you will be able . to—. Identify the objectives and benefits of using the . Amie Jo Digatono, PharmD, BCPP. October 26, 2017. Objectives. Describe the impact and pathophysiology of delirium. Identify patients who are at increased risk for delirium. Review the current evidence for medication use in the prevention and treatment of delirium. Kathleen Pace Murphy, PhD, MS, GNP-BC. Assistant Professor, UTHealth Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine. Deputy Director, Consortium on Aging. Kathleen Pace Murphy, PhD, MS, . GNP-BC. Assistant Professor, UTHealth Medical School. Consultant old age psychiatrist. DEMENTIAS. What is dementia. Demographics. Clinical features. Types of dementia. Pathology. Diagnosis. Treatment. What is dementia. Dementia is a clinical term describing a symptom complex characterised by a decline from previously maintained intellectual function . , MD FRCPC. Geriatric Medicine. A learning module for clinicians. This module is part of the sfCare approach. 2. PowerPoint Presentation. 8.5 x 11 Poster. Patient Handout. This module follows the Delirium introductory module for clinicians. . Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine. Staff Psychiatrist General Mental Health Clinic (GMHC). Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Objectives. Overview of Delirium: . Understand the pathology of delirium and how . state. acute brain failure. encephalopathy. global cognitive impairment. Hippocrates “. phrenitis. ”. Cognition. . is derived from Latin and means knowledge by experiencing and perceiving. . Cognitive . Why this topic, relevance?. Because we see delirium frequently in our patients.. Delirium is frequently missed.. When delirium is detected, it’s significance can be . undersestimated. .. We may diagnose delirium but not the underlying dementia.. Overview and Novel Approaches. John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, BCCCP. Professor of Pharmacy, . Northeastern University. Research Scientist and Critical Care Pharmacist,. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, . Dr. Sonalika’s Eye Clinic provide the best Eye infection treatment, Conjunctivitis treatment in pune, Hadapsar, Amanora, Magarpatta, Mundhwa, Kharadi Rd, Viman Nagar, Wagholi, and Wadgaon Sheri Dr. Sonalika’s Eye Clinic provide the best Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) treatment in Pune, Hadapsar, Amanora, Magarpatta, Mundhwa, Kharadi Rd, Viman Nagar, Wagholi, and Wadgaon Sheri