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altered mental status (AMS)

An alteration in mental status. Etiology: 1) delirium 2) dementia 3) psychosis 4) disorders of arousal

Related

arousal cognitive impairment confusion

Specific

delirium (acute confusional state) dementia; Alzheimer's disease & related dementias (ADRD) psychosis

General

altered state of consciousness

References

  1. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 1025-27