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Confusion
The state of unclear thinking. May be accompanied by poor memory and disorientation.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 41-year old asked:
Some differences between confusion and disorientation?
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A female asked:
Does anxiety cause brief moments of confusion/disorientation?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is causing my random moments of disorientation, confusion, slurred speech and nausia?
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A 56-year old male asked:
BP was 86/52 with confusion, sleepiness, disorientation, and mild hallucinations from sleep deprivation. Is that normal?
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A 35-year old female asked:
What would cause slurring of words, disorientation, & confusion upon waking accompanied by incontinence of bladder apparently during sleep ?
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A 29-year old asked:
My mother is experiencing disorientation & confusion after frontal craniotomy due to aneurysm. Is it normal?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Hi. Is there a name of a lab test for mercury poisoning? Would the symptoms be confusion, cognitive disorientation, loss of focus, nausea? Thank you.
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A 26-year old male asked:
I am experiencing sleep paralysis, episodes of not breathing during sleep and uncontrollable jerking. The following also describe me: Sleepiness, Disorientation, and Confusion. What should I do?
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A 33-year old female asked about a female:
My mom (age 60) stg 4 colon cancer survivor. Struggling a week with foggy head, disorientation, confusion, unsteadiness walking...Antibiotic for sinus?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Recurrent episodes of altered mental status with confusion, disorientation, or sudden loss of bladder and bowel control, limb numbness/tremor; each time hypotensive, tachycardia, hypokalemia. Last 1-2hrs before returning to baseline. What could it be?
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A 46-year old asked:
What cause a person to feel disorientation?
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A 29-year old asked:
What could be causing sudden, and brief disorientation?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Feeling disoriented?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is it possible for stress to cause disorientation?
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A 38-year old asked:
What would cause constant dizziness, disorientation?
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A 36-year old asked:
Has anyone had disorientation as a symptom of early menopause?
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A 47-year old asked:
What could cause a feeling of disorientation and inability to concentrate very well?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I'm experiencing sporadic disorientation frequently, difficult to describe. Feels as if i'm falling backwards despite not actually physically so.
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A 49-year old male asked:
Can anxiety cause forgetfullness and disorientation?
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A 34-year old asked:
What are memory loss and disorientation symptoms of?
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A 40-year old asked:
What symptoms include headaches, disorientation and being tired?
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A 33-year old asked:
Do you normally wake up from general anesthesia feeling disoriented?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I frequently get a vibrating sensation in my head along with difficulty concentrating and a feeling of disorientation. What can this be?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I am on tasignia and other chemo meds. Is itching and disorientation a side effectof this? I took it last night and i feel awake but disorientated.
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A 52-year old male asked:
My BP occasionally spikes when i sleep (i.E. 178/101) and i wake feeling disoriented and shaky. It subsides in about an hour. No spike during the day.
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A 41-year old asked:
What could memory loss, headaches and disorientation be symptoms of?
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A 17-year old male asked:
What would cause a short spur of complete disorientation/ dizzy spell. It lasts less than 2 seconds and doesn't happen much, but when it does?
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A 30-year old female asked about a 33-year old male:
My husband has been having problems having small movements that are almost like a cold chill along with feeling disoriented. Doctors hvnt diagnosed?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I experience extreme dizziness and disorientation upon standing after I sit/lay down for more then 10 min. Is that caused from previous concussions?
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A 65-year old female asked:
I am having bad nausea and disorientation after taking Tramal 100 go pain. I took my first dose at 6pm yesterday and another dose 6 hours later (midnight). Is there something I can do to help eliminate it from my system? Should I see a Dr?
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