McKenzie is a nursing assistant working in a short-term rehabilitation hospital. Walking into the physical therapy gym, she sees a patient fall to the floor and then begin having uncontrolled jerking movements. McKenzie recognizes she is observing
A. A grand mal seizure.
B. Cardiopulmonary arrest.
C. A petit mal seizure.
D. A patient going into shock.
Answer: A
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