Altered Mental Status -Connecting the Dots of Delirium, Dementia and Psychosis – Joyce Campbell

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• Archive: Faculty:Joyce CampbellDuration:6 Hours 12 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Oct 11, 2017 Description Diagnostic challenges: Potential for involvement of one or more body systemsTake away life-saving interventions to prevent or treat deliriumHead to toe and diagnostic workup to identify causeFind out the latest EBP for treating dementiaBe alert for common diseases and drugs causing AMSWhat about the mentally ill patient with delirium?Attention Health Care Professionals!!

• You play a vital role in identifying and assisting with resolution of problems affecting patients with altered mental status.

• The patient that you treat for altered mental status may be the life you save.Delirium… Dementia… PsychosisWhen facing a patient with altered mental status, no doubt you have caught yourself saying, “What is going on?” It is time to STOP, LISTEN, LOOK and ACT.

• This seminar dissects altered mental status (AMS), to identify the problem and lead the way to problem resolution.

• The study of AMS is like taking a combination med-surg and neuropsychiatric course, as one must look at all body systems when evaluating potential causes of AMS.Every day, patients present with altered mental status in a variety of settings….ED, ICU, med/surg, geriatric, psych units, rehab, long-term care.