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Delirium diagnosis in the patient who is too sleepy to speak

You approach a patient’s bedside with the aim of doing an assessment for delirium. The first thing you notice is that the patient is very sleepy, and they do not respond verbally to your greeting and a touch on their shoulder. They open their eyes for a few seconds, but they show no other response. They do not produce any speech.

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