A 77-Year-Old Male with a Rapid Change in Mental Status.

Autor: Piner A; University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland., Lovegrove SS; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland., Bontempo LJ; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland., Andrew Windsor T; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine [Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med] 2024 Aug; Vol. 8 (3), pp. 182-188.
DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.7213
Abstrakt: A 77-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with generalized weakness and worsening chronic dysphagia was diagnosed with pneumonia. Shortly after receiving vascular access for his treatment, he had a rapid change in his mental status and neurological examination.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.
Databáze: MEDLINE