Which of the following medical clients would be most susceptible to developing psychosis secondary to his or her medical diagnosis?
A) A 29-year-old woman who delivered a healthy newborn but had a significant postpartum hemorrhage
B) A 33-year-old man who is being treated for cellulitis that developed in a laceration on his leg
C) A 71-year-old woman whose anemia has been attributed to a gastrointestinal bleed
D) A 56-year-old man who is in liver failure following many years of alcohol abuse
Ans: D
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Liver failure is an identified cause of psychosis. Bleeding and infections are much less likely to precipitate psychosis.
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