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Dig deeper into the articles you find in the pages of The Senior Care Pharmacist journal with our podcasts, published twice a month on The Senior Care Pharmacist Podcast. Pharmacists Amie Blaszczyk and Donna Bartlett will interview featured authors from the current issue to go behind the scenes and deliver to you enriching content about the pressing issues facing pharmacists today.
Delirium and its Pharmacological Causes in Older People, Part Two
The Senior Care Pharmacist Podcast
17 minutes
3 years ago
Delirium and its Pharmacological Causes in Older People, Part Two
Delirium is a syndrome that can arise from many causes or underlying conditions, and though it has been reported in younger patients, it is more prevalent in older people, though it can occur in other age groups as well. Identifying delirium is challenging in older people because of the coexistence of underlying dementia or depression, which may further complicate the presentation. Drug-induced delirium is one of the major causes of delirium, and evaluation of this potential cause or contribution is an important component of the evaluation process, since it can lead to poor patient outcomes. Part one of this three part series reviewed the epidemiology, pathophysiology, evaluation, diagnostic process, and causes of delirium in older people, with a focus on the pharmacological causes. Part two of this series continues to review drugs and drug classes that can cause or contribute to delirium in older people.
The Senior Care Pharmacist Podcast
Dig deeper into the articles you find in the pages of The Senior Care Pharmacist journal with our podcasts, published twice a month on The Senior Care Pharmacist Podcast. Pharmacists Amie Blaszczyk and Donna Bartlett will interview featured authors from the current issue to go behind the scenes and deliver to you enriching content about the pressing issues facing pharmacists today.