Recent Comments

Comment RSS

Delirium News and Research RSS Feed - Delirium News and Research

Delirium is a mental state in which a person is confused, disoriented, and not able to think or remember clearly. The person may also be agitated and have hallucinations, and extreme excitement.

System to help identify patients at high risk of developing delirium

19. November 2009 06:23
A specialist in caring for elderly patients, Turner-Hubbard is a geriatric nurse practitioner trained to quickly spot the sudden changes in mental status that signal the onset of the sudden, severe confusion known as delirium. She knows the hospital “triggers” that can bring on fluctuations in behavior: blood loss during surgery, anesthesia, pain medications and anti-anxiety drugs, infections, dehydration, IV lines and catheters, as well as being immobilized for an extended period of time. [More]

Posted in: Device / Technology News | Medical Condition News

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

BUSM's geriatrics clerkship meets all the ambulatory core geriatric competencies

3. October 2009 09:26
As the population ages, it is imperative that medical students are prepared to treat older adults, regardless of their specialty. Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) report that an interdisciplinary multisite fourth-year geriatrics clerkship, has successfully met all the ambulatory core geriatric competencies as outlined by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) working group. [More]

Posted in: Healthcare News

Tags: , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

Mild exercises for the bed-bound patients helps to combat muscle wasting

22. September 2009 02:57
Critical care experts at Johns Hopkins are reporting initial success in boosting recovery and combating muscle wasting among critically ill, mostly bed-bound patients using any one of a trio of mild physical therapy exercises during their stays in the intensive care unit (ICU). [More]

Posted in: Healthcare News

Tags: , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

King Pharmaceuticals achieves milestone: Announces commercial availability of EMBEDA

21. September 2009 07:55
King Pharmaceuticals(R), Inc. (NYSE: KG) today announced a true milestone as it marks the first commercial availability for EMBEDA(TM) (morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride) Extended Release Capsules, a long-acting Schedule II opioid analgesic for the management of moderate to severe pain when a continuous, around-the-clock opioid analgesic is needed for an extended period of time. [More]

Posted in: Pharmaceutical News

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

Research and Markets announces addition of Perioperative Management training

17. September 2009 04:46
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Perioperative Management" training to their offering. [More]

Posted in: Healthcare News

Tags: , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

Influenza patients treated with Tamiflu has higher survival rates

14. September 2009 04:56
Roche announced today that two new observational studies concluded that influenza patients treated with Tamiflu(R) (oseltamivir phosphate) had significantly higher survival rates than untreated patients. [More]

Posted in: Drug Trial News | Pharmaceutical News

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

New online tool to help nurses prevent the 10 "Never Events"

10. August 2009 07:20
Elsevier, a world leader in healthcare and medical publishing and online solutions, today announced the availability of a new online tool within Mosby's Nursing Consult designed to help nurses prevent the 10 "Never Events" identified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in an October 2008 fact sheet. [More]

Posted in: Healthcare News

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

Delirium in hospitalized adults: Situation critical, no relief available

6. July 2009 19:32
Every year as many as seven million adults in the United States experience delirium during hospitalization. In a systematic review of the scientific literature on delirium prevention and treatment, investigators from the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University, and Wishard Health Services found that despite the significant health and financial burdens of delirium for hospitalized adults, no effective way to prevent or treat the condition has been identified. [More]

Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

Episodes of delirium accelerate cognitive decline and memory loss in Alzheimer's patients

4. May 2009 21:43
Delirium often develops in elderly patients during hospitalization or serious illness, and this acute state of confusion and agitation has long been suspected of having ties to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. [More]

Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

Experimental animal vaccine may protect humans from Ebola

26. February 2009 21:54
Protection against Ebola, one of the world's deadliest viruses, can be achieved by a vaccine produced in insect cells, raising prospects for developing an effective vaccine for humans, say scientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) in San Antonio. [More]

Posted in: Disease/Infection News

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

Sedative dexmedetomidine may offer advantages over agents often used for sedation in ICU

2. February 2009 22:47
Use of the sedative dexmedetomidine for critically ill patients resulted in less time on a ventilator and less delirium compared to patients administered a more commonly used drug, according to a study in the February 4 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. [More]

Posted in: Drug Trial News

Tags: , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

Prana Biotechnology's compound could halt Alzheimer's pathology

19. November 2008 22:37
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. [More]

Posted in: Pharmaceutical News

Tags: , , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

One in five U.S. hospital admissions are for patients with mental disorders

11. November 2008 03:48
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. [More]

Posted in: Healthcare News

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

Antipsychotic drugs increase risk of developing pneumonia in elderly

16. April 2008 09:34
Elderly patients who use antipsychotic drugs have a 60 percent increased risk of developing pneumonia compared to non-users. [More]

Posted in: Drug Trial News

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)

Warning of psychiatric side effects with flu drug Tamiflu

5. March 2008 01:28
Warnings are being issued concerning the drug Tamiflu by both the drug company Roche and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. [More]

Posted in: Pharmaceutical News

Tags: , , , , , ,

Permalink | Comments (0)
News-Medical.Net provides this medical information service in accordance with these terms and conditions. Please note that medical information found on this website is designed to support, not to replace the relationship between patient and physician/doctor and the medical advice they may provide.