A 79-year-old lady is brought into the ED by her neighbour who says she has been behaving strangely for 2 days. Her initial assessment reveals an unremarkable ABCDE examination. Glasgow coma score (GCS) is 14/15. Neurological examination demonstrates no lateralising signs. 4AT reveals an altered mental state with AMT score of 6/10 and a positive CAM. Her speech is slow.
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List four risk factors that may have put her at increased risk of developing this confusion.
Which delirium subtype do you think she may have?
Match the possible causes, or precipitants, of delirium with the correct category.
Hypoglycaemia
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Hypernatraemia
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Hypoxia
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Hyperthermia
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Hypertensive
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