A patient was admitted last night with a hip fracture sustained while intoxicated. The patient points to the Buck's traction and screams, "Why did you tie me up? Please let me go.". The patient is experiencing:
a. a delusion.
b. an illusion.
c. hallucinations.
d. codependence.
B
The patient is misinterpreting the ropes of the Buck's traction. Illusions are common in early withdrawal from alcohol. A delusion is a fixed false belief. Hallucinations are sensory perceptions occurring in the absence of a stimulus. Codependence is an experience of significant others.
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