Evaluation of the Psychiatric Patient

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 669-683

  Sood, Tara Raviprakash ^a   Mcstay, Christopher M ^a  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Involuntary hospitalization; Medical clearance; Psychiatric clearance; Psychiatric emergencies

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSULTATION; DELIRIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; METABOLIC DISORDER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 70449623691     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2009.07.005     Document Type: Review

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