Delirium in advanced disease

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 982, 2007, Pages 525-528

  Harris, Dylan ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; OPIATE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; STEROID; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINAL DISEASE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 34548178775     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.052431     Document Type: Review

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