How is delirium treated? Medications and other measures

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Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Healthcare worker

Delirium treatment also takes place in several stages. The causative cause is treated first . Subsequently, symptomatic treatment begins . Sleep medications, ie hypnotics, are given. Sleep is also important , and what a person experiences before going to bed.

If the person in question is aggressive, antipsychotics must be added . Caution should be exercised when choosing drugs, as benzodiazepines or anticholinergics may exacerbate delirium. When fevers and bacterial infections are administered antipyretics and antibiotics . Intoxication it is necessary to remove them from the body. 

Other preventive measures include adherence to a drinking regime . This is especially important for higher fluid loss, which is due to fever, vomiting or diarrhea. Dehydration in childhood and old age begins quickly and causes significant difficulties. And that's delirium.

Interesting information:  Magazine articles about the dangers of dehydration in childhood and What are the most common symptoms of dehydration .

Another important component is the human environment . It is not suitable if there are too many stimulant components in the environment. Similarly, it is not good even if there is a shortage of them. A negative example is noise , the visit of strangers . Appropriately influences radio , television . Contact with the person in question is also important. Suitable is patience , explaining and overall care . 

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Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Healthcare worker
The secondary medical school in Nitra gave me the basis for my career in the field of health and diseases. Thanks to it, I worked for 2 years in the traumatology clinic and outpatient clinic at the Nitra Hospital. Since 2006 I was employed in the emergency medical service, where I stayed until 2017. I completed my bachelor's degree at the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra in the field of emergency health care. The bachelor's degree allowed me to continue my mission as a paramedic. In the meantime, I got a job at the emergency line 155. I have been working in pre-hospital health care until today. I had an interest in people, health and even diseases in my childhood, which gave me the prerequisite to pursue this topic in adulthood. Studying and acquiring new information in practice provided me with a great basis for writing professional texts, in the form of articles that can be understood by ordinary people. Thus, my interest in the Health Portal has a solid foundation in years of practice and personal interest. Similarly, I am also interested in healthy eating, nutrition and overall healthy lifestyle. I fill my free time with family and sports.
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