Altered Mental Status: Epilepsy, Acute Psychosis, Intoxication or Delirium Tremens?

Audience: This simulation session can be used for emergency medicine residents or medical students, but it may be more appropriate for senior residents. Junior residents and medical students may also misdiagnose delirium tremens as a seizure disorder. Introduction: Delirium tremens (DT) is a r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shannon Toohey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://jetem.org/altered-mental-status/