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Orientation Exam

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Orientation Exam, Disorientation, Cognitive Orientation

  • See Also
  1. Mental Status Exam
  2. Level of Consciousness
  3. Appearance, Behavior and Attitude Exam
  4. Attention and Concentration
  5. Higher Integrative Function (Executive Function, Intellectual Function)
  6. Thought Process ( Thought Content, Thought Form, Delusion, Obsession, Abstract Thought)
  7. Speech Exam
  8. Affect Examination
  9. Insight and Judgement
  10. Memory Evaluation
  11. Perception Exam ( Misperception, Illusion, Hallucination)
  • Exam
  1. Person (name, age, year of birth)
  2. Place (current location, home address)
  3. Time (date, day of week, time of day, season, month)
    1. Time is the first orientation factor to be lost
  4. Situation (reason for encounter)
  • Interpretation
  1. Minor Disorientation may be induced by stressors
  2. Major Disorientation or decreased alertness suggests organic cause (see Delirium)
  • References
  1. Zum, Swaminathan and Egan in Herbert (2014) EM:Rap 14(7): 11-13
  2. Tomb (1992) Psychiatry, 4th Ed, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, p. 6-11