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My father had triple bypass surgery on august 16th. he is still in the hospital. however we are now dealing with hallucinations or differentiating between dream and reality. not knowing where he is. verbal/emotional aggresion. just wondering if any of the
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Delirium: He is most likely experiencing delirium, an acute mental status change usually caused by a significant physical stress such as surgery or infection especially in the elderly. It takes time to recover. Occasionally, delirium may be induced by certain medications especially narcotics and some psychotropics. Narcotics are most likely cause after a surgery, so talk to his doc in the hospital.
Answered 8/13/2018
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