Handbook of Critical and Intensive Care Medicine by Joseph Varon

Author:Joseph Varon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

3.Laboratories including blood glucose, electrolytes, calcium, BUN, and liver function tests should be obtained as well as arterial blood gases or pulse oximetry to rule out hypoxemia (a common cause of mental status change in the ICU).

4.ECG should also be obtained to help rule out myocardial ischemia.

5.For delirium assessment, the use of Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) is useful as a screening tool. The modified version CAM-ICU is helpful screening tool in patients that are mechanically ventilated and unable to communicate verbally.

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