acute confusional state
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acute confusional state — delirium … Medical dictionary
acute confusional state — noun Medicine an acquired overwhelming and usually irreversible impairment of mental function with alteration of consciousness, such as occurs with dementia, delirium, etc …
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delirium — Also known as acute confusional state, acute organic reaction, acute brain syndrome, confuso oneiric state, and toxic metabolic encephalopathy. The term delirium comes from the Latin verb delirare, which means to go off the furrow, to derail.… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
ACS — abdominal compartment syndrome; access control system; acrocallosal syndrome; acrocephalosyndactyly; acute chest syndrome; acute confusional state; acute coronary syndrome; Alcon Closure System; ambulatory care sensitive [condition]; American… … Medical dictionary
ACS — • abdominal compartment syndrome; • access control system; • acrocallosal syndrome; • acrocephalosyndactyly; • acute chest syndrome; • acute confusional state; • acute coronary syndrome; • Alcon Closure System; • ambulatory care sensitive… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Surgical sieve — The surgical sieve is a nickname for a type of thought process in the medical profession. It has several purposes. Firstly, it is a typical example of how to organise a structured examination answer for medical students and doctors when they are… … Wikipedia
delirium tremens — an acute confusional state often seen as a withdrawal syndrome in chronic alcoholics (see alcoholism) and caused by sudden cessation of drinking alcohol. It can be precipitated by a head injury or an acute infection causing abstinence from… … The new mediacal dictionary
