Altered mental status: Evaluation and etiology in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 613-617

  Kanich, William ^a   Brady, William J ^a   Huff, J Stephen ^a   Perron, Andrew D ^a   Holstege, Christopher ^a   Lindbeck, George ^b   Carter, C Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Augusta Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Altered mentation; Emergency department

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGITATION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LETHARGY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STROKE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0036851774     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.35464     Document Type: Article

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