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Altered Mental Status in the Elderly

Published on Feb 09, 2016

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Altered Mental Status in the Elderly

Summer Chavez, PGY-1
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APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING.

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NOT FOR BEGINNERS.

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learning objectives

  • understand age-related changes in the elderly.
  • Develop an approach to evaluating AMS in the elderly.
  • Identify common mistakes to avoid.
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aging changes

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atrophy dementia

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teeth

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eyes

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skin

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bones

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heart and blood vessels

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lungs

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abdomen

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AMS

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critical information

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table 50-3

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where do we begin?

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always the same

  • Airway
  • breathing
  • circulation
  • disability
  • exposure
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history
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physical

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categorizing your testing

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where your role ends

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tying it all together

  • the altered elderly patient is sick.
  • stay on your game.
  • stick to a system.
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references

Summer Chavez