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Acute Confusion Case Study

Felicia Dreesmann

California State University, Chico

Patient PresentationShortness of breath WheezingAcute ConfusionTreatmentIntravenous Solumedrol with change tooral Prednisone with tapering scheduleDisorientedHallucinations

Intravenous Solumedrol with longerweaning scheduleConfusion resolved

Conceptual ModelPredisposing Factors/ Vulnerability

Precipitating Factors/Insults

PRECIPITATINGANDPREDISPOSINGFACTORS

OTHER FACTORS TO CONSIDERWITH BOB

Did Bob have environmental risks for acute confusion?

Did Bob have personal risks for acute confusion?

Developmental Risks

What developmental risks did Bob have?

Corticosteroids and Acute Confusion : Taking a Closer Look(Warrington & Bostwick, 2006)Mechanisms

Aging Process and Acute Confusion: Taking a Closer Look

Mechanisms

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Cultural, Family, and Social Impacts of Acute Confusion

What does this mean for Bob?

TOOLS USED FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF DELIRIUM

RELATED PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES

CLINICAL MANAGEMENT

Nurse assessment

CLINICAL MANAGEMENT CONTINUED

Nursing interventionsAssessment considerations

Pharmacological Therapy for delirium

MANIFESTATIONS

Surveillance

Outcomes of acute confusion/deliriumDeathIncreased costFunctional declineLonger hospital length of stayIncreased rates of injuryIncreased fallsPhysiological stressInstitutionalizationFull recoveryPATHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES

Latest Research

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Research, Music and Acute Confusion

MUSIC LISTENING: ITS EFFECTS IN CREATINGA HEALING ENVIROMENT FOR THE CONFUSEDPATIENT

Gaps in Research

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