An 81-year-old man is three days from a hemiarthroplasty for a fractured neck of femur. Overnight he believes…

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An 81-year-old man is three days from a hemiarthroplasty for a fractured neck of femur. Overnight he believes he is on a fishing boat and asks his wife about two children sitting at the end of the bed whom she cannot see; he is not frightened by them. His family say that over the past year his walking has become slow and shuffling and that some days he is sharp and other days vague. He is not aggressive and accepts help. He has passed urine, reports no pain, and his temperature, oxygen saturatio…

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Continue non-drug measures alone

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Chart haloperidol 0.5 mg orally as required

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Chart olanzapine 2.5 mg orally at night

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Chart oxazepam 15 mg orally at night

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Chart quetiapine 25 mg orally at night

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