A 76-year-old woman in residential aged care has new-onset confusion, inattention and fluctuating consciousness over hours. She is afebrile with no fo...

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A 76-year-old woman in residential aged care has new-onset confusion, inattention and fluctuating consciousness over hours. She is afebrile with no focal neurological signs. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Delirium

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Dementia

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Depression

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Psychosis

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Transient ischaemic attack

au-racgp MCQ (SBA): Delirium

A 76-year-old woman in residential aged care has new-onset confusion, inattention and fluctuating consciousness over hours. She is afebrile with no focal neurological signs. What is the most likely diagnosis?