Assessment of a 56-year-old male patient reveals him to be responsive to verbal stimuli with garbled speech. Which of these statements 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 disease."
A) "He has bad kidneys."
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