UK Guidelines Quiz – Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management Of Delirium

Dr Rob Hicks

April 08, 2019

According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists delirium - also known as an 'acute confusional state' - is a state of mental confusion that can happen if you become medically unwell, and affects about 1 in 5 hospital patients. Some of those in whom it’s more common include those with memory problems, those with poor eyesight or poor hearing, and those who have recently had surgery.

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