Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The incidence of altered mental status was 18% with monitored anesthesia care vs. 29% with general anesthesia.

According to a cross-sectional study, altered mental status accounted for 3.1% of emergency department (ED) visits in the US, and the most common discharge diagnosis was nonspecific symptoms or signs ...

To accurately assess and diagnose this patient’s condition, the clinician needs to consider the clinical status and carefully review the CT image. Though atrial fibrillation can increase the risk of ...

Altered mental status refers to any change in a person’s awareness, cognition, or behavior that differs from their typical functioning. Altered mental status can range from mild confusion to complete ...

A 72-year-old man with a history of bradycardia and transient ischemic attack (TIA) is transported from a skilled nursing facility for evaluation of altered mental status. In the emergency department ...

The case description for a Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital appears below. A 72-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes had somnolence after a urologic procedure for bladder cancer. She ...

In the years immediately following the introduction of the GCS, many researchers examined the GCS score on admission along with other variables present in the acute stages of head injury and ...

Dr. David M. Dudzinski: A 72-year-old woman was evaluated at this hospital because of altered mental status. Five years before the current admission, the patient underwent transurethral resection of a ...

A 20-month-old male presents with acute onset of emesis, altered mental status and fever. Soon after admission to the pediatric ICU, he began having seizures and became obtunded. His past medical ...

Patients inappropriately diagnosed and treated for CAP were more likely to experience antibiotic-associated adverse events when receiving antibiotics for 3 days or more. Inappropriate diagnosis of ...