Delirium in Elderly Emergency Department (ED) Patients
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Sponsor:
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR)
POGOe Id:
18395
Date Posted:
01/26/2009
Date Reviewed/Updated
for Clinical Accuracy:
10/18/2009
Abstract:
What is delirium? What is the CAM? This case presentation teaches Residents how to identify which Emergency Department patients are at risk for delirium.
Educational objectives:
Learn how to perform a CAM in the ED, and who to perform it on. By the end of the session, the Resident will be able to: 1) Understand the seriousness of delirium 2) Define delirium 3) Recognize the causes of delirium 4) Recognize the common ED presentations and high-risk patients 5) Be familiar with the CAM. Learn how to perform a CAM in the ED, and who to perform it on.
Additional information/Special implementation requirements or guidelines:
Lecture, instruction, EM Resident small group The first 46 slides are facilitator guides and the following 24 are the actual presentation.
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Ron Fuerst and Joseph Myslinski. Delirium in Elderly Emergency Department (ED) Patients. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2009 Available from: https://pogoe.org/productid/18395
Comments
Really does address the unique problems older patients may present in an emergency setting (when compared with younger patients).