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Assessment of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Nursing Practices and Perceptions
_ Assessment of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Nursing Practices and Perceptions.
Medscape:  Dec 4 2008 8:14PM
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Assessment of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Nursing Practices and Perceptions
_ Assessment of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Nursing Practices and Perceptions.
Current Medical Research and Opinion:  Dec 3 2008 9:03PM
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Promethazine overdose: clinical effects, predicting delirium and the effect of charcoal
Page GB et al.

- The main feature of promethazine toxicity is delirium, the probability of which can be predicted from the dose ingested.

The administration of charcoal and the presence of co-ingestants appears to reduce the...

MDLinx:  Dec 2 2008 4:58AM
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Older people with delirium: Worthless and childlike
Neville S et al.

- Delirium occurs as a consequence of physiological imbalances resulting in alterations in consciousness and cognitive impairment.

It is a serious cognitive disorder and one prevalent in older people.

This paper...

MDLinx:  Dec 2 2008 11:03AM
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Recovery From Subsyndromal Delirium Predicts Better Outcome
_ Recovery From Subsyndromal Delirium Predicts Better Outcome.
Medscape:  Dec 1 2008 7:04PM
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Delirium After Cardiac Surgery and Predictive Validity of a Risk Checklist
Koster S et al.

- With the risk checklist for delirium, patients at an increased risk of delirium after elective cardiac surgery can be identified.

Delirium After Cardiac Surgery and Predictive Validity of a Risk...

MDLinx:  Nov 27 2008 3:21AM
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Prana Biotechnology's compound could halt Alzheimer's pathology
Prana Biotechnology has announced that a recent independent study conducted by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has demonstrated that the Company's Metal-Protein Attenuating Compounds (MPACs) could halt Alzheimer's pathology.

The study...

News-Medical.Net:  Nov 20 2008 4:38AM
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Outcomes Associated With Delirium in Older Patients in Surgical ICUs
1University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 2University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and Center for Bioethics and Health Law, Pittsburgh, PA, (Adjunct) University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA...
CHEST:  Nov 19 2008 3:12AM
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Study says Prana's MPACs could halt Alzheimers pathology
Prana Biotechnology Limited, a biopharmaceutical company from Australia focused on the research and development of treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, announced that a recent independent study conducted by Massachusetts General...
Bio Spectrum Asia:  Nov 19 2008 5:34AM
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Company's MPACs for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Shown to Prevent Neural Cell Death and the Production
Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ: PRAN / ASX: PBT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, today announced that a recent independent study conducted by...
Pharma Live:  Nov 18 2008 9:27PM
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Prana's MPAC halts Alzheimer's disease
Prana Biotechnology, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of treatments for neurodegenerative disorders said a recent independent study conducted by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has demonstrated that...
Bio Spectrum Asia:  Nov 18 2008 12:02PM
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Pranas MPAC halts Alzheimer's disease
Prana Biotechnology, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of treatments for neurodegenerative disorders said a recent independent study conducted by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has demonstrated that...
Bio Spectrum Asia:  Nov 18 2008 8:27AM
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Risk factors for the development of early-onset delirium and the subsequent clinical outcome in mechanically v
Lin SM et al.

- Mechanically ventilated patients with sepsis or hypoalbuminemia were more vulnerable to develop delirium in their early stay in the ICU.

Early-onset delirium is associated with prolonged duration of mechanical...

MDLinx:  Nov 15 2008 9:00AM
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Somervillle reps vote for mental health parity, against renting pets
THE HOUSE AND SENATE.

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives and senators' votes on two roll calls from prior legislative sessions.

There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week.

PROHIBIT RENTING OF PETS ...

Wicked Local Somerville:  Nov 13 2008 12:47AM
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Frail Elderly Patients at Greater Risk of Death or Prolonged Institutional Care After Cardiac Surgery: Present
-- Frail elderly patients who have cardiac surgery are at increased risk for postoperative mortality and prolonged care in hospital and nursing facilities, according to results of a retrospective study presented here at the American Heart...
Doctors Guide:  Nov 12 2008 3:38PM
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Frail Elderly Patients at Greater Risk of Death or Prolonged Institutional Care After Cardiac Surgery: Present
-- Frail elderly patients who have cardiac surgery are at increased risk for postoperative mortality and prolonged care in hospital and nursing facilities, according to results of a retrospective study presented here at the American Heart...
PSL Group:  Nov 12 2008 9:53AM
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One in five U.S. hospital admissions are for patients with mental disorders
According to the latest figures from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in the United States, one in five hospital admissions are for patients with mental disorders.

The AHRQ report says in 2006 about 1.4 million...

News-Medical.Net:  Nov 11 2008 11:12AM
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The delirium with the intensive care
Skrobik Y - The association between clinical delirium manifestations requires screening with scales validated in mechanically ventilated patients like the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC) or the Confusion...
MDLinx:  Nov 10 2008 4:27PM
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The Good, Bad & Ugly
The use of restraints is widespread in hospitals, long-term care settings and other healthcare facilities across the U.S.

Often restraints are used on elderly patients with dementia and/or delirium.

Additionally, older adults...

Advance for Nurses:  Nov 10 2008 5:42AM
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Nu-DESC best for detecting recovery room delirium
MedWire News: The Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) is more sensitive than two other screening tools for detecting patients who have delirium on waking from surgery, indicates a German study.

The researchers compared...

MedWire News:  Nov 7 2008 6:32PM
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Assessment of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Nursing Practices And Perceptions
Devlin JW et al.

- Practice and perceptions of delirium assessment vary widely among critical care nurses despite the presence of institutional sedation guidelines that promote delirium assessment.

--- CRITICAL CARE/BURN TOP...

MDLinx:  Nov 7 2008 7:13AM
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Comparison of Three Scores to Screen for Delirium in the Recovery Room
_ Comparison of Three Scores to Screen for Delirium in the Recovery Room.
Medscape:  Oct 30 2008 7:14PM
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Delirium in Elderly is Common But Preventable
Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Explain to caregivers that delirium is common among elderly patients, with risk factors that include frailty, dementia,...
Consultant Live:  Oct 29 2008 8:54AM
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Regular exercise may reduce delirium risk
-0400 (Reuters Health) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Participating in an activity, especially regular physical exercise, appears to protect hospitalized elderly patients from developing delirium, according to study findings published in...
Reuters Health:  Sep 26 2008 12:16AM
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