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Suggest Alternative Of Haloperidol For Treatment Of Delirium

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Dr.   Srikanth Reddy MD

I ve been told that haloperidol is effective in treating delirium but has the disadvantage that it ... to swallow, so it would have to be an IV, S/C, or IM administration. Also, is a dosage of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Srikanth Reddy ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Benard Shehu MD

, pain, delirium and is extremely malnourioshed. If 0.5 mg of haloperidol IM for delirium has no effect ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Benard Shehu ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

If an elderly hospital patient is suffering from delirium and is in pain from an underlying ... continuation of the "treatment" without the objective of saving the patient's life cause an alleviation of the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda MD

sepsis (although the blood culture results are not back as yet), hypernatraemia, delirium and pain, and ... patient is now terminal then could the continuation of this "treatment" alleviate the symptoms of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda ( Geriatrics Specialist)
Dr. Ram Choudhary MD

IM of haloperidol for delirium which has nil effect even after 1 hour then COULD this be a sign of a ... dose of haloperidol? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ram Choudhary ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi MD

[My father was in the Hospital a severe Asthma attack he has been on steroids for years, so his body is not in good shape at all . when he came home he fell went back in the hospital with the antibiotic and pain meds he s... View answer

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

My brother is suffering from a severe delirium for two weeks now. He had a prolapsed valve and had .... Is ther any cure or treatment ? What is the prognosis. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

as paranoid delirium agitation dry mouth no heart rate problems though or shortness of breath or ... View answer

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Dr. Sushma B R MD

, that he is developing delirium. This would be understandable because he had a period of time (months ... wondering if it was possible that him drinking alcohol could worsen the delirium, even if alcohol isn... View answer

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Dr. Geeta Gangavati MD

feeling pain in his left side of his as I can assume & now he s feeling pain in left hand too. Pls suggest. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geeta Gangavati ( General & Family Physician)