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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.
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Which delirium subtype do you think she may have?
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Match the possible causes, or precipitants, of delirium with the correct category.
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Hypoglycaemia
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Hypernatraemia
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Hypoxia
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Hypertensive
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