A patient has a fever of 105°F, irritability, delirium, tachycardia, vomiting, and hypotension. These signs and symptoms are most consistent with:

A) thyrotoxic crisis.
B) myxedema.
C) Graves' disease.
D) hypothyroidism.


A

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The peaceful ousting of James II by Parliament in 1688 was known as ________

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