An 80-year-old woman is admitted from the emergency department to the telemetry floor after feeling disoriented and confused. At approximately 10 PM, the patient was noted to be restless. She began to get out of her bed. After being returned to her bed several times, the patient was given a sedative and diagnosed with sundowning.
Daniel Pavlik, DMS, PA-C
Daniel Pavlik, DMS, PA-C, is an associate professor and director of the Thomas Jefferson University - Center City PA Program, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He practices emergency medicine at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, New Jersey.
