Your patient is a? 48-year-old female with advanced hepatitis secondary to drug and alcohol abuse. She is confused and is noncompliant with her medications. Which of the following is the most likely cause of her? confusion?

a. Anemia
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Elevated ammonia levels
d. Hypercoagulative state


Ans: c. Elevated ammonia levels

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Which of these statements is true regarding vital signs obtained from a patient with nausea and vomiting?

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Oliguria can be indicative of all of the following, EXCEPT ________.

A. cardiovascular disease. B. dehydration. C. renal obstruction. D. kidney disease.

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