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Late one night, you are called for a patient with an acute onset of altered mental status. You find that the elderly patient is confused and combative. His medical history includes hypertension, diabetes and kidney failure. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of his altered mental status?
 
  A) Alzheimer's
  B) Dementia
  C) Delirium
  D) Neuropathy

Question 2

You forgot to apply oxygen to a patient with severe pain from a possible broken ankle. You know you should have administered the oxygen, but you know that your patient was not harmed by you not remembering it. Which of the following would be appropriate?
 
  A) Write that your patient refused when you tried to give her oxygen.
  B) Add an addendum stating that you got busy and forgot to deliver oxygen.
  C) Record that you administered two liters of oxygen by nasal cannula.
  D) State that in your opinion the patient did not require oxygen since her breathing was fine.


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ilianabrrr

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


tnt_battle

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Reply #2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Thank you :)


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