Confusion: Delirium & Dementia

Confusion: Dementia and Delirium. A bedside guide.

The Confusion app provides guidance in assessing and managing confused patients. Patients with cognitive impairment have higher mortality, length of stay and more complications. The app gives a framework for their assessment including a formulary to guide doctors in reviewing patients’ medications. The overall aim is to improve education whilst preventing adverse events and increasing patient safety.

Use the app as a bedside guide, and reference aid. Complete the case study and receive a downloadable certificate to link onto your programme’s curriculum.

App features
1. Information
2. Assessment Methods: Interactive scales to assess cognitive impairment e.g. CAM, AMT, MOCA
3. Assessing Patients: Interactive section for assessing confused patients, considering delirium before dementia.
4. Management: Tips for preventing and treating delirium
5. Formulary: Information about medications to use for sedation and about medications that can make delirium worse
6. Case Study: A case study to work through based on delirium and dementia. A certificate is available after completing this section.
7. References

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