Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Delirium
| About medication causes: Another misdiagnosis possibility is that a particular medication or substance may be the real cause of the disease. Certain medications, chemicals, toxins or substances may possibly be underlying causes of Delirium. Side effects of medications, or exposure to toxins, chemicals, or other substances may cause a symptom or condition. Hence, they become possible underlying causes of Delirium but are often misdiagnosed or overlooked as a cause. For a general overview of this misdiagnosis issue, see Medication Underlying Cause Misdiagnosis. |
Medication causes list: The list of possible medications or substances mentioned in sources as possibly causing Delirium includes:
- Substance intoxication
- Alcohol
- Alcoholism - causes Delirium tremens (DT)
- Opiates
- Marijuana
- Substance withdrawal
- Certain medications
- Anticholinergics
- Cimetidine
- Corticosteroids
- Anxiolytics
- Anticonvulsants
- Digoxin
- Dopaminergic agonists
- Medication interaction
- Drug interactions
- Drug withdrawal
Last revision: May 10, 2004
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