Altered Mental Status

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