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What Causes High Fever Causing Difficulty To Walk And Talk In An Elderly Person?
I have a friend ,female,75 years old who has a high fever trouble talking and balance, was put in hospital yesterday.They say she has an infection of some sort,but can t say what the infection is or where in her body.She is not hungry just sleeps and fever getting higher.What can be the real problem
Thu, 16 Apr 2020
Hello,
* The difficulty in walking and talking in an elderly with high grade fever is indicative of underlying delirium which is usual for such patient with narrated clinical features.
* It is the underlying condition control via medical measures to
- maintain hydration by IV fluids and keep blood pressure under control
- control of blood sugar
- correction of serum electrolytes
- maintain urine output as per the age and weight criteria
- All Blood Gas analysis and correction of any metabolic acidosis or alkalosis conditions
- maintain oxygenation of the tissues with peripheral perfusion
- blood culture and intravenous antibiotics as per the clinical condition as that of gram positive , negative organism or atypical ones ; later on change antibiotic as per the susceptibility reporting.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
* The difficulty in walking and talking in an elderly with high grade fever is indicative of underlying delirium which is usual for such patient with narrated clinical features.
* It is the underlying condition control via medical measures to
- maintain hydration by IV fluids and keep blood pressure under control
- control of blood sugar
- correction of serum electrolytes
- maintain urine output as per the age and weight criteria
- All Blood Gas analysis and correction of any metabolic acidosis or alkalosis conditions
- maintain oxygenation of the tissues with peripheral perfusion
- blood culture and intravenous antibiotics as per the clinical condition as that of gram positive , negative organism or atypical ones ; later on change antibiotic as per the susceptibility reporting.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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