Comments on: Diagnosing Delirium http://www.icudelirium.co.uk Combating Delirium in ICU Patients Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:30:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Valerie Page http://www.icudelirium.co.uk/diagnosing-delirium/#comment-392 Valerie Page Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:22:32 +0000 http://pc-01/?page_id=8#comment-392 Iceland - volcanoes, northern lights and floating stones! Yes I have actually heard this answer from a patient who was being asked the questions for research but in fact did not have inattention i.e. brain normal. You don't need to do the questions if a patient is not inattentive. Generally if they are thinking clearly enough to point out that some stones do float it is unlikely they are delirious. Iceland - volcanoes, northern lights and floating stones! Yes I have actually heard this answer from a patient who was being asked the questions for research but in fact did not have inattention i.e. brain normal. You don’t need to do the questions if a patient is not inattentive. Generally if they are thinking clearly enough to point out that some stones do float it is unlikely they are delirious.

]]> By: Margaret http://www.icudelirium.co.uk/diagnosing-delirium/#comment-385 Margaret Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:44:40 +0000 http://pc-01/?page_id=8#comment-385 Stones do float on water- pumice- as I have witnessed in Iceland. So if I was asked that question I would not know how to answer with yes or no. "Will a brick float on water" might be a better question. Stones do float on water- pumice- as I have witnessed in Iceland. So if I was asked that question I would not know how to answer with yes or no.

“Will a brick float on water” might be a better question.

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