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Case Lab · Type C · Developing

F05 · Stage 1

One assessment, one time of day

An 83-year-old woman is assessed once, at 2pm, three days into a hospital admission for a fall. At this single assessment she is calm, orientated to person and place, and converses normally. No information is available about how she presented at other times of day, or whether her presentation has been consistent since admission.

Based on this single 2pm assessment alone, can delirium be confidently excluded?