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  2. Confusion Assessment Method - Wikipedia

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    The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) is a diagnostic tool developed to allow physicians and nurses to identify delirium in the healthcare setting. [1] It was designed to be brief (less than 5 minutes to perform) and based on criteria from the third edition-revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R).

  3. 4AT - Wikipedia

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    The rationale for allowing untestability to trigger an outcome of possible delirium is that many people with delirium are too drowsy or inattentive to undergo cognitive testing or interview. [ 31 ] [ 30 ] These scoring options additionally allow the 4AT to be completed in patients who are unable to provide verbal responses.

  4. Delirium - Wikipedia

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    The two most widely used are the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) [70] and the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC). [71] Translations of these tools exist in over 20 languages and are used ICUs globally with instructional videos and implementation tips available. [69]

  5. Abbreviated mental test score - Wikipedia

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    The following questions are put to the patient. Each question correctly answered scores one point. A score of 7–8 or less suggests cognitive impairment at the time of testing, [4] although further and more formal tests are necessary to confirm a diagnosis of dementia, delirium or other causes of cognitive impairment. Culturally-specific ...

  6. Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale - Wikipedia

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    It is however mostly used in mechanically ventilated patients in order to avoid over and under-sedation. Obtaining a RASS score is the first step in administering the Confusion Assessment Method in the ICU (CAM-ICU), [4] a tool to detect delirium in intensive care unit patients. The RASS is one of many sedation scales used in medicine.

  7. Man who attacked, then rescued, ex-wife hoped to be her hero

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    Her assailant strangled her nearly unconscious twice. Morgan Metzer: It's the worst feeling in the world to think you're dying. And you feel like you're going to be tortured beforehand.

  8. Category : Mental disorders screening and assessment tools

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    S. SAD PERSONS scale; Saint Louis University Mental Status Exam; Saprof; SCAN; Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia; Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality

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