Diagnosing and managing delirium in the elderly

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 47, Issue JAN., 2001, Pages 101-108

  Conn, David K ^a   Lieff, Susan ^b  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIGOXIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HALOPERIDOL; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; PARACETAMOL; PHYSOSTIGMINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; STEROID;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0035123781     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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