Your FIRST action in managing a patient with an altered mental status should be to:
A) administer one tube of oral glucose.
B) administer high-flow supplemental oxygen.
C) determine if the patient is breathing adequately.
D) ask a family member how the patient normally acts.
Answer: C) determine if the patient is breathing adequately.
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