An Approach to Altered Mental Status (e.g. delirium)
An overview of the causes and evaluation of states of acutely altered mental status, including delirium, somnolence, agitation, and psychosis.
0:00 Introduction
3:50 Subtypes of AMS (delirium, somnolence, agitation/psychosis)
10:20 Diagnostic framework (i.e. the etiologies/causes)
20:43 Evaluation of AMS
29:47 Summary
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