Delirium

Worldwide, there are currently 47.5 million people diagnosed with dementia; a new diagnosis is confirmed every 4 seconds. This number is expected to be more than tripled by the year 2050. (Who 10 facts on dementia). Dementia is a progressive, irreversible neurological disease, characterized by a decline in cognitive functioning.(CITE) This decline can result in memory loss, a disturbance in executive functioning, disorientation, and sensory-perception deficits; all can lead to confusion and…

Alcohol Addiction The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established the national prohibition of alcohol in January 1920, but the Twenty-first Amendment entirely repealed the Eighteenth when it was ratified less than 14 years later. While there are still a handful of dry communities in various parts of the country today, alcohol largely remains a part of regular life for many Americans. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), a 2012…

My Dearest Elizabeth, I have indeed landed on my own dark continent, though I think you would find it uncommon hot and bright. Your fantasies of my landing at Durban “best limb forward” generated a chorus of guffaws at the Regatta Club, though I did not disclose your name. I have no doubt that you would enjoy a measure of notoriety among the lads, but I am reluctant to show all my cards so soon upon disembarking, and you, dear, are my ace of spades. You have forgotten, perhaps, that my fame in…

About one third of the elder population over the age of 65 falls each year [TPS+01]. The risk of an elderly falling increases with age, which also applies for people with neurodegenerative diseases, dementia, delirium, or psychotropic medication [HA10]. As a result, fall related injuries are the number one reason for emergency room visits, and it is also the leading cause of deaths among adults above the age of 65 [JS06]. About 47% of non-injured fallers cannot get up without any assistance…

What’s Is Addiction? When you hear the word addiction, the first thoughts that come to mind are those regarding alcoholics and users of illegal drugs. In reality, as recognized by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and referred to as substance-use disorders, it encompass’ ten classes of drugs: alcohol, caffeine, cannabis, inhalants, pain-killers, anti-anxiety medications, sedatives, stimulants, tobacco and unknown substances. Although these substance-use disorders are commonly referred…

seemed as if he spent the next four years at his aunt's house in Baltimore. Later on Poe married Virginia in 1836 and built a household in 1837. After a few years in Virginia died of tuberculosis in 1847. Poe later died in Baltimore because he died of delirium which is an acute congestion of the brain. Poe had greater influence than…

it talk how loved animal and how one of those animals might have. Giving him rabies. I chose to talk about his symptoms because that can give use an idea of he died and proving my claim was right. I found that rabies symptoms are delirium, fear, hallucination, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, aggression or irritability, anxiety, brain death, coma, difficulty swallowing, dilated pupil,headache, mental…

blindfolded by its conviction that strict religious adherence is the only indicator of integrity and morality, created an environment that was prone to an eruption of turmoil. As a ripple effect of a corrupted society, the community of Salem broke into a delirium of hysteria, a focal theme in The Crucible.…

I see a reflection of myself when analyzing the character Lena Tiddle, from Delirium by Lauren Oliver. Although Lena lives in a dystopian society while I do not, we run parallel with many traits that we each inhabit, socially and mentally. First of all, mentally we are both slightly fearful. While the mental fear that I hold is not as extreme as the fear Lena holds, it is a trait that bonds the two of us. Lena’s mental fearfulness is exemplified through her need to constantly feel protected and…

critical care floors due to strict monitoring of the patient’s intake and output status. Usually, patients on this type of floor are respiratory compromised, on the ventilator and receiving diuretics. In addition, a large number of patients experience delirium making it impossible to get them out bed to a bedside commode. These are a few reasons why an indwelling Foley catheter is essential to have. However, when a patient’s health status has improved, there are still a high number of…