MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'delirium'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:40 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4744919&cid=t_120962_137_f&fid=39091&url=http%3A%2F%2Falzheimmers.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fnew-podcast-delirium-vs-dementia-vs.html Click below on play bar to listenPodcast Powered By PodbeanHere is a new podcast on Delirium, Dementia and Delusion. Some of the major differences and considerations. If you have quesitons please email me or comment below. The podcast is in lecture format, and there is too much to cover for one podcast, but some major features and genreal informaiton are discussed. These issues seem to come up frequently on the blog in search engine queries, so I hope this podcast is helpful. (Source: Caregiver Survival: I Hate Alzheimers) Caregiver Survival: I Hate Alzheimers blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4744919 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:19:00 +0100 4744919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642596&cid=t_120962_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcms-never-events-incentivize-physicians-to-avoid-caring-for-high-risk-patients%2F2011.03.27 In 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would no longer pay for the treatment of “never events,” i.e., certain medical conditions in hospitalized patients which the Feds deem to be universally avoidable under all circumstances. These conditions included: * Decubitus ulcers * Two kinds of catheter-associated infections * Air embolism * Mediastinitis after coronary bypass surgery * Transfusing patients with the wrong blood type * Leaving objects inside surgery patients * In-hospital falls Then, having been delighted with the results of its original list (or dismayed that healthcare costs continued to skyrocket despite its original list) CMS subsequently proposed declaring several new conditions as “never events,” including: (more…) *... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642596 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:00:46 +0100 4642596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031247&cid=t_120962_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FDqluhCx1h_M%2F Case Study: Its 2am, your shift is going smoothly when the triage nurse calls to say an ambulance and 4 police cars have just arrived!!!. You head out to triage area were your confronted with a 28year old male, on a stretcher with 7 police officer trying to hold him down. In between the patient screaming [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031247 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:56:50 +0100 4031247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3999256&cid=t_120962_137_f&fid=39091&url=http%3A%2F%2Falzheimmers.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fdifferences-between-delirium-depression.html Lots of D's to differentiate. Alzheimer's disease is one form or type of dementia. The most common form or type of dementia. Dementia is the loss of cognitive ability. A global generic term. There are many other causes of dementia besides the most common Alzheimer's disease. Lewy body dementia, Vascular dementia, traumatic brain injury induced, to name a couple.The different forms of dementia may look slightly different in their clinical symptoms and presentation and progression.Dementia is a chronic problem it is typically slow and often progressive. Delirium is way different. A delirium is an acute confusional state, or an encephalopathy. It generally comes in pretty quickly, hence the term "acute". There is always a cause for delirium. It may be a metabolic problem, eg. not enough oxyge... Caregiver Survival: I Hate Alzheimers blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3999256 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:38:00 +0100 3999256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251405&cid=t_120962_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fdelirium-tremens%2F The DT’s “That year I went to an alcohol treatment program twice. The first time I was in treatment, I was shaving at the mirror in the bathroom and it seemed to me that my beard was growing back in as fast as I could shave it off. Even though I was in a hospital gown, I escaped, running down the streets and jumping up and over fences. I was on the porch of a woman’s house banging on the door for her to let me in when the police arrived. I tried to convince them she was my wife and my children were inside, but they saw the hospital bracelet on my wrist, and they took me back to the program. … “The doctor told me that if I went into DTs like that again I might not come out.” Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Ed, p 482. See also; One Day at a Time Slogan Does AA Work? Tw... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251405 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:40:19 +0100 3251405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223182&cid=t_120962_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F01%2Ftyphoid-fever%2F Pathophysiology 1) cause is infection with Salmonella typhi (and occasionally S. paratyphi) 2) disease progresses through two distinct phases 3) first phase – organism migrates from mouth after ingestion to small intestine to lymph system and bloodstream to organ infestation where microbe multiplies 4) second phase – release of the organism from viscera with heavier infestation and the onset of clinical illness; reinvasion of the intestine also occurs Signs and Symptoms 1) gradual onset 2) characteristic “rose spot” rash on trunk (10%) 3) fever 4) malaise 5) headache 6) constipation/abdominal pain 7) bradycardia myalgias/arthralgias 9) hepatosplenomegaly 10) pharyngitis 11) epistaxis 12) neuropsychiatric conditions (muttering delirium” and “coma vigil&#... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223182 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:41:10 +0100 3223182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1353111&cid=t_120962_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fthe-dts-delirium-tremens%2F Delirium Tremens Causes and Symptoms Delirium tremens is a condition involving sudden and severe mental changes such as psychosis or nervous system changes (including seizures) caused by abruptly stopping the use of alcohol. Rapid pulse rate, raised blood pressure, and temperature rises may also occur. Causes Delirium tremens can occur after a period of heavy alcohol drinking, especially when the person does not eat enough food. It may also be triggered by head injury, infection, or illness in people with a history of heavy use of alcohol. It is most common in people who have a history of heavy drinking and alcohol withdrawal , especially in those who drink every day for several months. Delirium tremens also commonly affects those with a history of habitual alcohol use or alcoholism th... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1353111 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:25:38 +0100 1353111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644931&cid=t_120962_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fdeath-by-suffocation.html photo credit-Steve BrandonKristina Chew referred on her blog to an article today about an autistic individual who died while being subdued by police. According to the article:...Mitchell died in a hospital last July following a struggle with deputies at his Perris home. Deputies responded to the residence after his mother called 911 saying she needed authorities to pick up her son. ...The article was prompted by the mother filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the police. As might be expected, there are two different versions of what caused the incident:...Sheriff's officials contend Mitchell died from autism-induced "excited delirium syndrome," a condition that leads to sudden cardiac arrest. ......"That's what they always say," attorney Carl Douglas said. Douglas believes Mitchell die... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644931 Wed, 30 May 2007 04:01:00 +0100 644931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645213&cid=t_120962_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F120524385%2F “Autism-induced ‘excited delirium syndrome’ ” is what the Riverside County sheriff’s deputies say 21-year-old Raymond Lee Mitchell died from. Mitchell died on July 19, 2006, in a hospital following a struggle with deputies at the Perris house where he lived. His mother, Wanda Mitchell, had called 911 “saying she needed authorities to pick up her son.” Mitchell is reported to have said “‘No police. I’m ok‘”; he died in his own bedroom. As reported in the May 28th SF Gate.com, Mitchell’s mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the sheriff’s deputies; the sheriff’s officials claim that “autism-induced ‘excited delirium syndrome’” can lead to sudden cardiac arrest. His mo... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645213 Tue, 29 May 2007 15:00:48 +0100 645213