Altered Mental Status
Across
- 2. Renal failure may decrease ___ clearance, causing AMS via hypoglycemia.
- 3. Don’t treat a delirious patient as a UTI unless symptomatic, even if UA/culture show ___.
- 6. EKG may show ___ as the cause of AMS
- 9. Confusion + ataxia + oculomotor dysfunction: classic triad for ___ encephalopathy.
- 10. First diagnostic test to get in altered patient (grab the care & do it yourself!))
- 11. Treating alcohol withdrawal with PRN medications has better outcomes than using a ___.
- 13. In alcoholic ___, the withdrawing patient sees/feels/hears things, without delirium or abnormal vitals.
Down
- 1. Consider head CT in altered patient who is on ___ (medication type).
- 4. Treating severe pain? Avoid ___ if renal function is poor
- 5. ABG may show ___ as the cause of AMS
- 7. Respiratory rate < ___ is the best test for opiate toxicity
- 8. We often give ___ (drug class) to agitated patients, but they can *cause* AMS!
- 12. If you suspect Wernicke encephalopathy, treat immediately with ___