1. Iatrogenic mental status change
• A new medication is either directly or indirectly responsible for an acute change in mental status • An acute confusional state after starting an anticholinergic medication could be due to anticholinergic delirium • A drug-drug interaction may significantly elevate the serum level of the new medication, or the new medication may significantly raise the serum level of a drug the patient has been previously taking without incident Read Entire Article: http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/psychopharmacology/8-reasons-psychotropic-medication-may-be-discontinued?GUID=E297B60F-2161-457E-A459-0F044EEDC007&rememberme=1&ts=17062017 Comments are closed.
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Author - Douglas BurgerBilingual Psychiatrist located in Tokyo. Archives
June 2018
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