A 77-Year-Old Male with a Rapid Change in Mental Status

Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2024 Aug;8(3):182-188. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.7213.

Abstract

A 77-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with generalized weakness and worsening chronic dysphagia was diagnosed with pneumonia. Shortly after receiving vascular access for his treatment, he had a rapid change in his mental status and neurological examination.