you are dispatched to an assisted-living center for a 67-year-old male with "mental status changes." you arrive at the scene and

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begin to assess the patient. he is responsive to painful stimuli only, has rapid and shallow breathing, and a slow radial pulse. you should:

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Nesterboy [21] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-03T12:28:06+03:00

Changes in mental status referred as "delirium".

These also can be described as depression, dementia, and coma.

What is Change in Mental status?

Change in Mental status results in life threatening situations.
Generally, changes in consciousness can be divided into changes of arousal, the content of consciousness, or a combination.
Hypoactivity can be described by tiredness and Arousal includes it.
Depression results in personal withdrawal, slowed speech, or poor results of a cognitive test.
Coma is a complete loosing of consciousness in which they don't respond.

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