title: Acute confusion in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Foreman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003221:Confusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005544:Forecasting; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000639:trends; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic