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June 24, 2020 - undocumented doses when she signed out, leaving the morning nurse unsure as to the cause of the
decrease in mental … received 16 mg
of intravenous lorazepam overnight, she was moved back to the ICU for treatment of altered mental … Subsequently, the patient improved, was extubated, and eventually
returned to her baseline mental status … Multiple complicating factors exist at night, including the well documented effect of sleep
disturbance
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December 15, 2024 - tapering of opioids including increased emergency
department visits, increased risk of overdose, and mental … association-between-opioid-tapering-and-subsequent-health-care-use-medication-adherence-and
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-dose-tapering-overdose-or-mental-health-crisis-among-patients-prescribed-long … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-risk-overdose-or-mental-health-crisis-after-opioid-dose-tapering
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September 27, 2023 - Elderly hospitalized patients frequently develop altered mental status as a complication of their illness … Delirium in the Hospital In the inpatient setting, any change in mental status should be considered … Feature 4, disturbance of consciousness , helps identify the three psychomotor variants (hyperactive … All change in mental status should be assumed to be delirium until proven otherwise. … Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed, text revision.
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May 01, 2009 - Elderly hospitalized patients frequently develop altered mental status as a complication of their illness … Delirium in the Hospital
In the inpatient setting, any change in mental status should be considered … Feature 4, disturbance of consciousness, helps identify the three psychomotor variants (hyperactive, … All change in mental status should be assumed to be delirium until proven otherwise. … Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed, text revision.
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January 01, 2018 - surgery, and a high prevalence of psychiatric
comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. … Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration; 2016. [Available at]
5. … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and … Rockville, MD:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 2015.
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May 01, 2016 - Medical students rounded on days 5 and 6 and administered mini-mental status exams, but no in-depth … Assessment Actions
History
Check baseline cognitive function and recent (within past 2
weeks) changes in mental
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February 01, 2023 - April 29, 2020
Relationships between medications used in a mental health hospital and
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May 26, 2021 - undocumented doses when she signed out, leaving the morning nurse unsure as to the cause of the decrease in mental … received 16 mg of intravenous lorazepam overnight, she was moved back to the ICU for treatment of altered mental … Subsequently, the patient improved, was extubated, and eventually returned to her baseline mental status … Multiple complicating factors exist at night, including the well documented effect of sleep disturbance
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May 01, 2008 - surgery, and a high prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. … Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 2016. … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and … Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 2015. HHS Publication No.
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October 01, 2007 - Unfortunately, many who might benefit from dedicated mental health treatment are unable to access it … First, there remains a significant shortage of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. … In fact, the majority of those who die by suicide have never seen a mental health professional (62%), … Thus, it is critical to routinely screen for mental health problems in the primary care setting. … Contact with mental health and primary care providers before suicide: a review of the evidence.
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February 01, 2003 - in the Operating Room
Unusual response or lack of response to drug administration: pounding heart, mental
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February 13, 2014 - Medical students rounded on days 5 and 6 and administered mini-mental status exams, but no in-depth medical … Actions History Check baseline cognitive function and recent (within past 2 weeks) changes in mental
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May 01, 2007 - The providers thought the patient’s mental status change was likely due to urinary tract infection and … Phenytoin was held and the patient's mental status returned to baseline in 72 hours.
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January 01, 2024 - Status and Diagnostic Error in Stroke
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Diagnostic Approach to Altered Mental Status and Diagnostic … Status and Diagnostic Error in Stroke
(2)
• The differential diagnosis of altered mental status is … • Nevertheless, AAI is a common cause of altered mental status and is a well-
known “stroke mimic … The workup of patients with altered mental status with suspected stroke should include
direct and … In Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed., text rev.). [Available at]
10.
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January 01, 2024 - Status and Diagnostic Error in Stroke
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Diagnostic Approach to Altered Mental Status and Diagnostic … Status and Diagnostic Error in Stroke
(2)
• The differential diagnosis of altered mental status is … • Nevertheless, AAI is a common cause of altered mental status and is a well-
known “stroke mimic … • The workup of patients with altered mental status with suspected stroke should include
direct and … In Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed., text rev.). [Available at]
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December 15, 2024 - tapering of opioids including increased emergency department visits, increased risk of overdose , and mental
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September 15, 2024 - This type of thinking involves assessing and planning for rapidly changing situations, forming mental
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February 01, 2014 - If a task involves mental calculation or many steps, then your working memory load will be high and thus … The mental model to have is that we can carry about five primary tasks in working memory. … That's your mental to-do list, and when you get interrupted you can lose any item from it. … If you're in the middle of a complex task, the obvious one is a mental calculation, it's very good to
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March 01, 2007 - Catonsville, MD: Office of Health Care Quality, Department of Health & Mental Hygiene; December 2007.
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November 01, 2017 - occur in both sexes and in younger patients as well.(1)
The key diagnostic features are (i) altered mental