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- Interventions for altered mental status include123:
- Medical treatment to repair or address the underlying pathology of altered mental status.
- Non-pharmacologic interventions such as reorienting the patient frequently, providing eyeglasses and hearing aids, avoiding restraints and Foley catheters, and maintaining regular sleep-wake cycles.
- Antibiotics for infection.
- Change of medications for AMS due to prescription drug reactions.
- Glucagon injection for hypoglycemia.
- Intravenous fluids for dehydration.
- Naloxone for narcotic overdose.
- Rescue medications for seizures.
- Assessment of the ABC’s.
- Cardiac monitoring and pulse oximetry.
- Supplemental oxygen if hypoxic or if in respiratory distress.
- Point-of-care glucose testing.
- Intravenous access.
- Evaluation for signs of trauma with consideration for c-spine stabilization.
- Consider naloxone administration if narcotic overdose is suspected.
- Consider point of care ultrasound (POCUS) if the patient is in shock.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Medical treatment. When possible, treat the underlying cause. The treatment should aim to repair or address the underlying pathology of altered mental status. Non-pharmacologic interventions. Reorient the patient frequently, provide eyeglasses and hearing aids, avoid restraints and Foley catheters and maintain regular sleep-wake cycles.nursestudy.net/altered-mental-status-nursing-diagn…The best treatments for you depend on the medical or neurological cause and type of AMS. Care may include: Antibiotics for infection. Change of medications for AMS due to prescription drug reactions. Glucagon injection for hypoglycemia. Intravenous fluids for dehydration. Naloxone for narcotic overdose. Rescue medications for seizures.my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23159-alter…At a minimum, all AMS patients deserve:
- Assessment of the ABC’s
- Cardiac monitoring and pulse oximetry
- Supplemental oxygen if hypoxic or if in respiratory distress
- Point-of-care glucose testing
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