Who is responsible for initiating a hospice discharge?
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You have been called by a family for their mother, who is "not acting right." On scene, you find the 69-year-old woman to be confused and seemingly slow in talking. Her airway is open and respirations are 12 breaths/min. Her pulse is 58 beats/min, and her skin is cool to the touch, despite the thermostat keeping the house at normal room temperature. The family states that she has been this way for about three days, but before then seemed to be doing well. Your partner obtains a blood pressure reading of 104/52 mmHg. When getting a medical history, which of these statements made by the family would make sense, given the presentation of the patient?
A) "Mom suffers from a low thyroid." B) "Mom takes a daily vitamin every day." C) "Mom had her gallbladder out last year." D) "Mom used to take a blood pressure pill."
Which gland is responsible for the control of the production of estrogens from the ovaries in females and androgens from the testes in males?
A) Brain stem B) Pituitary gland C) Thyroid D) Frontal lobe
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