Delirium

Many stories share similar messages, some more than others. “There Will Come Soft Rains” and Delirium are an example of that. Both stories are extremely different but both contain a similar theme. Reading both the short story and the novel, it’s very hard to connect the two, but both regard the same topic. In Delirium, the plot focuses around an imperfect society. Everyone believes love is a disease and they’ve obtained a cure to keep from falling in love. Although people are terrified of the…

Introduction/ Title of book/ Author information: For my Book Review, I decided to read Delirium by Lauren Oliver. While reading this book, I encountered complex dilemmas that the characters faced. I had to evaluate many different ideas that I had never even thought about. The author did a great job of going out of the box during the writing of this book. She payed a lot of attention to making all of the little details right and making sure that every detail fit into the story perfectly.…

In Delirium by Lauren Oliver, Lena, a teenager, learns love is not a disease. To begin with, Lena lives in Portland where love is a disease and is considered larceny. The government gives everyone an evaluation so they can be paired with someone compatible with them and they are also given a surgical procedure to guarantee one wont love. Lena is scheduled to be cured in a couple months to come and her evaluation is just days away. In the beginning, it is the day of Lena’s evaluation and she is…

Emergence delirium (ED) was first described in the 1960s by Dr. Eckenhoff as "a dissociated state of consciousness in which the child is inconsolable, irritable, uncooperative, typically thrashing, crying, moaning, or incoherent" (Mohkamkar et al., 2014, para. 1)‌. Several possible causes of ED have been proposed including rapid emergence from short acting volatile anesthetics and the chemical makeup of volatile anesthetics themselves (Reduque & Verghese, 2012).‌ ED impacts 5.3% of all…

Alcohol Detox The process of becoming clean and sober can be highly temperate, and not everyone is going to make the changes necessary to succeed at Alcohol Detox. However, admitting that you have a problem, and seeking out help to overcome, are definitely the first steps in the process. The reality of Alcohol Detox is that it can become deadly, if not done correctly. That is why it is highly suggested that, in the event of choosing life, you choose to detox within a reputable facility.…

Once someone enters detox, one of their first questions is about the alcohol withdrawal timeline. Withdrawal symptoms can be difficult to handle, so many patients want to know when they can expect these symptoms to go away. By going to a rehabilitation center, individuals can make sure that their detox occurs in a safe, supervised environment. What Is the Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline? The first stage of the alcohol withdrawal timeline begins after the patient has been without a drink for…

In Delirium love is illegal. At the age of 18 everyone undergoes an operation that prevents them from getting the disease “amor deliria nervosa” or falling in love. The citizens are told the cure will make them safe. Lena, the protagonist, believes these lies and thinks love is something to be avoided until she is safe after her operation. However, Lena’s best friend, Hana, is not sure. She attends highly illegal parties with unregulated music and no gender segregation. Once, Lena attended such…

2016). According to Fick et al (2015), time has been classified as one of the barriers to delirium identification. The major barriers of time were the time it took to complete the tools and the patients’ level of cooperation. With these barriers in mind, they believe that even the 3D-CAM can be too long. An ultra brief screening tool has been created from the 3D-CAM to help recognize those with delirium in a timely manner with a two-step approach. If the two-step…

6 RASS score between: +1 and +4, hyperactive delirium; 0 and -3, hypoactive delirium; with both positive and negative scores at 0 and 3 hours, mixed type. 6 CAM-ICU: The CAM-ICU (Appendix 2) is a rapid, structured screening tool, a modified version of the CAM for use in ICU patients (e.g. critically ill patients…

madness of passion, and how too much exertion on a single passion may in fact lead to madness. “Tell-Tale Heart” explores the idea of passion operating as a gateway for madness, which is then followed by a state of delirium, yet the short story also conveys the idea that both passion and delirium must…