Altered judgment is sometimes seen in a phenomenon called ____, in which patients with hypothermia often state they have an overwhelming feeling of warmth and take off their clothes just before losing consciousness.

A. delirium
B. paradoxical undressing
C. terminal burrowing
D. peripheral neuropathy


Answer: B

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