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central nervous system, acute confusional state, acute brain syndrome, delirium, condition of severe confusion, rapid changes in brain function, a treatable physical, mental illness, acute confusional states most often result from physical, mental illness, temporary, reversible, disorders that cause delirium, numerous, varied, conditions that deprive the brain of oxygen, delirium, diseases of body systems other than the brain, by poisons, by fluid/electrolyte, acid/base disturbances, by other serious, acute conditions, infections urinary tract infections, pneumonia, trigger delirium in individuals, pre-existing brain damage, prior strokes, dementia, patients, more severe pre-existing brain injury, more likely to develop delirium from additional illness, delirium, rapid alternation between mental states, from lethargy to agitation, back to lethargy, attention disruption, disorganized thinking, disorientation, changes in sensation, perception, attention disturbance, disrupted, wandering attention, inability to maintain goal directed, purposeful thinking, behavior, inability to concentrate, disorganized thinking, evidenced, incoherent speech, inability to stop speech patterns, behaviors, disorientation to time, place, changes in sensation, perception, increases the disorientation, precipitate illusions, hallucinations, altered level of consciousness, awareness, altered sleep patterns, drowsiness, alertness, more alert, less alert at night, drowsiness, decrease in short-term memory, recall, unable to recall events, onset of delirium, anterograde amnesia, unable to recall past events, retrograde amnesia, changes in motor activities, movement, lethargic, slow moving, movements triggered by changes, in the nervous system, psychomotor restlessness, emotional, personality changes, anxiety, anger, apathy, depression, euphoria, irritability, neurologic examination, reveal abnormalities, abnormal reflexes, abnormal levels of normal reflexes, psychologic studies, tests of sensation, cognitive function, motor function abnormal, specific lesion, extent of damage, delirium indicated by the results of tests, not limited to, serum electrolytes, blood chemistry, chem-20, serum calcium, glucose test, serum magnesium, test, cpk, liver function tests, ammonia levels, thyroid stimulating hormone level, thyroid function tests, b-12 level, drug, alcohol levels, toxicology screen, urinalysis, blood gas analysis, eeg, electroencephalograph, head ct scan, head mri scan, csf, cerebrospinal fluid, analysis, chest x-ray, goal of treatment, control, reverse the cause, the specific condition causing delirium, pleasant, comfortable, non-threatening, physically safe environment, diagnosis, initial care, hospitalization required, short time, stopping, changing medications that worsen confusion, not essential, care, improve cognitive functioning, the underlying disorder, medications, worsen confusion include anticholinergics, analgesics, cimetidine, central nervous system depressants, lidocaine, medications, alcohol, illegal drugs, disorders that contribute to confusion, heart failure, decreased oxygen, hypoxia, excessive carbon dioxide levels, hypercapnia, thyroid disorders, anemia, nutritional disorders, infections, kidney failure, liver failure, psychiatric conditions, depression, correction of co-existing medical, psychiatric disorders often greatly improves mental functioning, medications required to control aggressive, agitated behaviors, behaviors, dangerous, to others, given in very low doses, adjustment, medications that considered, thiamine, sedating medications clonazepam, diazepam, serotonin-affecting drugs, trazodone, buspirone, dopamine blockers, haloperidol, olanzapine, risperdal, clozapine, fluoxetine, imipramine, celexa, help stabilize mood, sensory functioning, evaluated, augmented, needed by the use of hearing aids, glasses, cataract surgery, formal psychiatric treatment necessary, behavior modification helpful, people to control unacceptable, dangerous behaviors, consists of rewarding appropriate, positive behaviors, ignoring inappropriate behaviors, the bounds of safety, reality orientation, repeated reinforcement of environmental, cues, help reduce disorientation, acute disorders that cause delirium, co-exist, chronic disorders that cause dementia, acute brain syndromes reversible, the underlying cause, delirium often lasts only, 1 week, take several weeks, cognitive function to return to normal levels, full recovery is common, loss of ability to function, care, self, loss of ability to interact, progress to stupor, coma, side effects of medications, treat the disorder, complications vary depending on the causative disorder, a rapid change in mental status occurs, treatment of causative disorders, conditions reduces the risk of delirium.