Delirium

• Facts:
  Acute confusional state characterized by a reduced or flutating level of consciousness and impaired attention
  
  MCC in hospital patients is withdrawal or substance abuse
• History / PE:
  Anxiety
  Irritability
  Impaired recall
  Amnesia
  Insomnia
  
• Diagnosis:
  Urinalysis and serum electrolytes
• Associated With:
  Urinary tract infections
  Medication side effects
  Pneumonia
  Metabolic disturbances