Delirium Quiz for Medical Lecture Series
Delirium Management Quiz
Test your knowledge on the management of delirium in older adults with this engaging quiz designed for healthcare professionals and students alike. This quiz covers various aspects of delirium, including initial management steps, medication review, and distinguishing features from dementia.
- Explore 6 challenging multiple-choice questions.
- Enhance your understanding of delirium and its clinical management.
- Perfect for medical lectures and continuing education.
Which of the following is most appropriate as an initial step in delirium management?
Start donepezil
Start haloperidol
Conduct a medical review to identify potential contributors
Order a patient companion
An 81-year-old female presents with a delirium. The following are all medications she takes regularly. Which would be most appropriate to stop in managing her delirium?
Diazepam
Metoprolol
Setraline
Oxybutinin
All of the following investigations are included in an initial screen for common causes of delirium except for:
Blood glucose
CT brain
Urea and electrolytes
MSU
Which of the following is the strongest risk factor for the development of delirium in older people?
Major surgery
Polypharmacy
Dementia
Indwelling catheter
Which clinical feature of delirium is most useful for differentiating it from dementia?
Inability to count backwards from 30
Failure to recall 3 items after a three minute delay
Disorientation to time and place but not person
Paranoid delusions
A 78-year-old man is known to a movement disorders clinic due to parkinsonism and memory problems. He is brought in by ambulance after an unwitnessed fall in his nursing home and is found by the nursing staff to be severely agitated. You have exhausted all behavioural strategies in managing his symptoms. Which pharmacological management would you use?
Haloperidol
Risperidone
Lorazepam
Quetiapine
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