Altered mental status exam
[DOCX File]A Patient with an Altered Mental Status
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A Patient with an Altered Mental Status. Your first week on the medical service, you are asked to assume the care of an 88-year-old man who was recently admitted for a bleeding gastric ulcer.
[DOCX File]Department of Emergency Medicine | University of Washington
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Patient presented with altered mental status, smelling of alcohol with documented history of alcohol dependence. They arrived afebrile, with stable vital signs. Bedside glucose check without evidence of severe derangement. No signs of trauma or other etiol ogy of altered mental status on initial exam. Patient was monitored with serial exams for ...
[DOC File]The Mental Status Examination - Brown University
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The Cognitive Exam. Cognition refers to the ability to use the higher cortical functions: thinking, logic, reasoning, and to communicate these thoughts to others. Unlike the rest of the mental status examination, examinations of cognition often involve the administering of specific tests of cognitive abilities.
[DOC File]Altered Mental Status: Assessing and Managing Seizure ...
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INSTRUCTOR GUIDE. Title: Helmet Removal Time Required: 3 Hours Teaching/Learning Materials: Easel pad and markers or board and chalk, optional LCD and laptop for PowerPoint slides; various helmets, shoulder pads, collars, padding, spine boards, blankets
[DOCX File]Home | Stanford Medicine
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The CLIPP exam, like the CLIPP cases, is based on the national core clerkship curriculum. For 2017-8, we have opted to use this validated, online, 100-item exam in place of the shelf exam. ... 2-year-old with altered mental status - Madelyn . 2-month-old with apnea - Jeremy . 9-week-old not gaining weight - Bobby .
[DOCX File]Case Name - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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State signs of clinical deterioration: Vital signs, pertinent physical exam findings (pale, dry mucus membranes, altered mental status & headache pain, photophobia, vomiting, guarded gait) Recognize and verbalize need for higher level of care . Describe nursing interventions/
[DOC File]AAFP Home | American Academy of Family Physicians
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Altered mental status. At least three exacerbations in the previous 12 months. Body mass index of 20 kg per m2 or less. Marked increase in symptoms or change in vital signs.
[DOCX File]Chapter 11
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4.any four: patients who are fearful or in denial; altered mental status; patients with disabilities; heavy clothing; distracting injuries; differences among ages (pediatric and geriatric patients) ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
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Discuss methods of assessing altered mental status. Differentiate between assessing the altered mental status in the adult, child and infant patient. Discuss methods of assessing the airway in the adult, child and infant patient. State reasons for management of the cervical spine once the patient has been determined to be a trauma patient.
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The neurologic exam should determine the patient’s baseline mental status (AVPU), cranial nerve function (pupils, eyes, smile, speech, swallow, shoulder shrug), distal motor function (ability to move), and distal sensory function (ability to feel). It may also test the deep tendon reflexes if necessary.
[DOC File]Guidelines for the Management of Acute Stroke
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All patients with significant altered mental status or decreased level of consciousness should also be immediately triaged to the Resuscitation Room. Patients with the above presentations will be triaged as CTAS level 1 and should be seen by a physician immediately. If no immediate life threats go to step 2. Identification of possible stroke ...
[DOCX File]LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMS AGENCY
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Los Angeles County Reference No. 1306 states that signs and symptoms of an altered mental status include, but are not limited to: lethargy, disorientation to person, place, or time. A finding or lethargy with or without disorientation is a red flag to the possibility of an underlying serious condition.
[DOC File]2011 MINE RESCUE CONTEST FIRST AID TEST
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In addition, the patient will almost always present an altered mental status. Mild heat stroke. Heat cramps. Heat exhaustion. Heat stroke A patient’s palm is about 2.5% of his or her body surface area. False. True The _____ contains most of the liver, the gall bladder, and part of the small and large intestine. LUQ. LQL. LLQ.
[DOC File]Summary of Outside Patient Transfers
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Depressed Mental Status – Questions. True or False: In 14 year olds, the most common etiology for depressed mental status is infection. True. False. An 11 year old girl with a past medical history of Type I Diabetes Mellitus for 3 years presents with increasing lethargy over 6 hours. She is now difficult to arouse.
[DOC File]Instructor’s Lesson Plan
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c. Complete a physical exam as needed. d. Complete on-going assessments. 2. Comfort, calm, and reassure the patient while awaiting additional EMS resources. II. Specific Medical Complaints. A. Altered mental status. 1. A sudden or gradual decrease in the patient's level of responsiveness and understanding ranging from disorientation to ...
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