CAP8: Acute Confusion & Delirium

 

The trainee will be able to assess an acutely confused/delirious patient to formulate a valid differential diagnosis, investigate appropriately, formulate and implement a management plan.

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Mental Health in the Emergency Department (HST Teaching + Mini Sims)
Mental Health in the Emergency Department (HST Teaching + Mini Sims)

Last week we delivered our revised HST teaching day focused on mental health-related presentations in the ED. This blog contains a full teaching package needed to run an enjoyable training day.

Lightning Learning: Acute Confusion & Red Flag Sepsis
Lightning Learning: Acute Confusion & Red Flag Sepsis

Acute confusion could be a sign of Red Flag Sepsis (RFS), particularly in younger patients. If you suspect that a patient has infection combined with acute confusion, the ‘Sepsis Six’ care bundle should be considered as a time-critical intervention.

Lightning Learning: Serotonin Syndrome
Lightning Learning: Serotonin Syndrome

Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening drug-induced condition caused by increased serotonergic activity in the brain's synaptic clefts.

Delirium
Delirium

Summary from the IPE session on Delirium.

Lightning Learning: Delirium
Lightning Learning: Delirium

Delirium is greatly under-detected in the ED. 1/3 of cases are preventable and twice as likely to die than non-delirious patients.

#SimBlog: Hypertensive Emergency
#SimBlog: Hypertensive Emergency

A 78-year-old man feeling non-specifically unwell for a few days. 1 day of headaches and intermittently confused.

#SimBlog: Head Injury & NOACs
#SimBlog: Head Injury & NOACs

73-year-old male with who had a head injury 2 weeks ago now presents with 1 day history of confusion and difficulty walking.

#SimBlog: The Silver Swiller
#SimBlog: The Silver Swiller

Tachycardia, tachypnoea and confusion, but its not sepsis...

Lightning Learning: Capacity
Lightning Learning: Capacity

1.5% of Emergency Department (ED) attendances are from those with mental health issues.

 

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