Question 10 · LDEK · Neurological and metabolic emergencies
Delirium in elderly patients may be triggered by:
- A. immobilization.
- B. environmental stress.
- C. hypoxemia.
- D. all the above.
- E. none of the above.
Hint
Delirium in older people is multifactorial; consider whether each listed factor can tip a vulnerable brain into acute confusion.
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