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dejastew · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

Assessment of a 56-year-old male reveals him to be responsive to verbal stimuli with garbled speech. What statement made by the patient's wife suggests that the patient's problem may be toxic-metabolic?

A) He has bad kidneys.
B) He had a stroke two years ago.
C) He fell and hit his head yesterday.
D) He was diagnosed last year with Alzheimer's.

Question 2

When administering continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to a patient in respiratory distress, what statement made by the patient would be most concerning?

A) The mask is too tight.
B) I feel nauseated.
C) My mouth is getting dry.
D) My nose hurts from the mask.