Delirium Syndrome Quiz
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What is delirium attributed to?

  • Direct physiological consequence of a medical condition (correct)
  • Psychological trauma
  • Inherited genetic factors
  • Long-term environmental exposure
  • Which of the following is not a disturbance associated with delirium?

  • Disturbances in attention
  • Changes in hair color (correct)
  • Perceptual disturbances
  • Disturbances of consciousness
  • What does delirium encompass diagnostically?

  • The syndrome of acute confusion and its underlying organic process known as an acute encephalopathy (correct)
  • The syndrome of chronic confusion
  • Only the syndrome of acute confusion
  • Only the underlying organic process known as an acute encephalopathy
  • What can be a cause of delirium outside the brain?

    <p>Substance intoxication (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can result in delirium according to the text?

    <p>Underlying medical condition (e.g., infection or hypoxia) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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