Q1 · Delirium
NEET PGMediumAn acute onset of fluctuating consciousness, disorientation, and inattention in a hospitalised elderly patient with an infection is most likely?
Explanation
Delirium is an acute, fluctuating disturbance of consciousness and attention with disorientation, usually from an underlying medical cause such as infection, drugs, or metabolic upset. It is reversible with treatment of the cause, unlike the chronic, gradual course of dementia.