News tagged with delirium
Study: delirium presentation predicts mortality
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Jul 06, 2009 |
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The way certain patients present in the post-acute hospital setting with delirium, a common, preventable but life-threatening acute confusional state, predicts mortality, according to a study conducted by the Institute for ...
Delirium may cause rapid cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 04, 2009 |
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Alzheimer's disease patients who develop delirium, a sudden state of severe confusion and disorientation, are significantly more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline than Alzheimer's patients who didn't experience ...
Statins increase risk of postoperative delirium in elderly patients
Sep 22, 2008 |
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The use of statins is associated with a 28% increased risk of postoperative delirium in elderly patients, found University of Toronto professor Dr. Donald Redelmeier and colleagues in a retrospective cohort analysis involving ...
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Researchers incorporate multisite geriatric clerkship
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(Boston) -As the population ages, it is imperative that medical students are prepared to treat older adults, regardless of their specialty. Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) report that an interdisciplinary ...
Mild exercise while in the ICU reduces bad effects of prolonged bed rest
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Critical care experts at Johns Hopkins are reporting initial success in boosting recovery and combating muscle wasting among critically ill, mostly bed-bound patients using any one of a trio of mild physical therapy exercises ...
Tamiflu should not be given to children with flu: study (Update 2)
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Children with seasonal flu should not be given Tamiflu because harmful side effects may outweigh relatively meagre benefits, according to a study released Monday.
Testing trauma cases for blood alcohol levels can identify high-risk patients
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Heavy drinking often leads to trauma, and can also complicate subsequent assessment and patient care. New findings show that testing for blood alcohol levels can identify high-risk patients, even if they previously denied ...
Delirium in hospitalized adults: Situation critical, no relief available
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Every year as many as seven million adults in the United States experience delirium during hospitalization. In a systematic review of the scientific literature on delirium prevention and treatment, investigators from Indiana ...
Hormone treatment eases post-surgery distress in children
Jul 01, 2009 |
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A scary unknown for many children, the prospect of surgery can cause intense preoperative anxiety. While some amount of stress is normal, what many parents do not know is that extreme anxiety before surgery can contribute ...
Could new government regulations lead to increased use of physical restraints?
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Over the past 20 years, the health care system has made tremendous progress in reducing the use of physical restraints among hospitalized elderly patients, a positive change that has had numerous numerous ripple effects, ...
Commonly used medications may produce cognitive impairment in older adults
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Many drugs commonly prescribed to older adults for a variety of common medical conditions including allergies, hypertension, asthma, and cardiovascular disease appear to negatively affect the aging brain causing ...
Early mobilization of patients in ICU improves outcomes
May 18, 2009 |
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Aside from the obvious and immediate health problems that patients undergoing mechanical ventilation face, those who recover often do so with profound loss of strength and mobility that can impair their daily functioning ...
Tw studies examine medical consequences of police use of force during restraint
May 17, 2009 |
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Dr. Jared Strote at the University of Washington Medical Center led a group that examined the medical records of nearly 900 patients subdued by the Seattle Police Department with a Taser over a six-year period. Less than ...
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