"Confusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A mental state characterized by bewilderment, emotional disturbance, lack of clear thinking, and perceptual disorientation.
| Descriptor ID |
D003221
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.337 C23.888.592.604.339 F01.700.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Confusion- Confusion
- Confusional State
- Confusional States
- State, Confusional
- States, Confusional
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Confusion" by people in Profiles.
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What color are emergency exit signs? Egress behavior differs from verbal report. Appl Ergon. 2019 Feb; 75:155-160.
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Sepsis, confusion, rash, and pulmonary hemorrhage in a 36-year-old man with lymphoma. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Feb; 53(2):369; discussion 758.
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Confusion about Pap smears: lack of knowledge among high-risk women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2013 Jan; 22(1):67-74.
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The who and why's of side rail use. Nurs Manage. 2008 May; 39(5):36-44.
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Safety of rasagiline in elderly patients with Parkinson disease. Neurology. 2006 May 09; 66(9):1427-9.
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Detection of delirium by bedside nurses using the confusion assessment method. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Apr; 54(4):685-9.
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Mild cognitive impairment: is it Alzheimer's disease or not? J Alzheimers Dis. 2005 Jun; 7(3):241-5; discussion 255-62.
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Psychometric properties of the Flemish translation of the NEECHAM Confusion Scale. BMC Psychiatry. 2005 Mar 25; 5:16.
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Primer on clinical acid-base problem solving. Dis Mon. 2004 Mar; 50(3):122-62.
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Unanticipated results of continuity of care research with the elderly--Part 1: Design issues. West J Nurs Res. 1997 Jun; 19(3):406-13.