An 82-year-old woman in hospital becomes acutely confused and agitated over several hours. She is disorientated and has visual hallucinations. Her dau...

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An 82-year-old woman in hospital becomes acutely confused and agitated over several hours. She is disorientated and has visual hallucinations. Her daughter reports that she was cognitively normal before admission yesterday with a urinary tract infection. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Delirium

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Alzheimer dementia

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Vascular dementia

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Depression

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Lewy body dementia

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Delirium

An 82-year-old woman in hospital becomes acutely confused and agitated over several hours. She is disorientated and has visual hallucinations. Her daughter reports that she was cognitively normal before admission yesterday with a urinary tract infection. What is the most likely diagnosis?