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Confusion, Delirium & Dementia History Taking | OSCE Talk 🎙️

Confusion, Delirium & Dementia History Taking | OSCE Talk 🎙️23 jul10 min

<p><br></p><p><strong>Please subscribe on Spotify for more premium content in the future, £1.99 will help us produce more of these videos!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Today we discuss history taking and investigation of confusion, including acute confusion, alongside gradual loss of memory and function at home.</p><p>We consider differentials of delirium, dementia, and other organic causes such as stroke, tumour, trauma.</p><p>Medications are a key cause in many patients.</p><p><br></p><p>Investigations may be required such as bloods, imaging, or even more invasive testing.</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss the 4AT and MMSE in identifying delirium and dementia.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Look out for the OSCE Talk website coming soon!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Listen &amp; Follow:</p><p>🎙️ Spotify → ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/01yz38z....</p><p><br></p><p>🍎 Apple Podcasts → ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast....</p><p><br></p><p>▶️ YouTube → / @oscetalkpod </p><p><br></p><p>📸 Instagram → / oscetalk_ </p><p><br></p><p>🎵 TikTok → / oscetalk_</p><p><br></p><p><em><strong>Disclaimer</strong></em> </p><p>OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.</p><p>​</p><p>Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.</p><p>​</p><p>Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients. </p>