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166. Delerium commonly complicates the rehabilitation of patients with advanced cancer. The most common cause of delerium in this patient population is
(a) organ failure. (b) drugs. (c) hypoxia. (d) brain lesions. |
166. (b) In a series of 140 cancer patients with delerium, 59% were found to have some degree of
phyarmacological contribution. Organ failure, fluid/electrolyte imbalance, and infection were also important contributing factors. |
