title: Acute altered mental status in elderly patients: what can cause geriatric AMS and delirium?
authors.affiliation: Vitalink/Airlink, Wilmington, NC, USA. kcollopy@colgatealumni.org
authors.forename: Kevin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Collopy
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kivlehan
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology