Assessment of a 56-year-old male reveals him to be responsive to verbal stimuli with garbled speech. What statement made by the patient's wife suggests that the patient's problem may be toxic-metabolic?
A) "He has bad kidneys."
B) "He had a stroke two years ago."
C) "He fell and hit his head yesterday."
D) "He was diagnosed last year with Alzheimer's."
A
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