You are assessing a patient who had a previous brain injury in which a portion of the cerebellum was destroyed. In relation to this specific injury, which finding would the EMT expect?
A) Inability to remember information such as past medical history
B) Poor muscle coordination when signing his name to the prehospital care report
C) Problems with the regulation of heart rate and blood pressure
D) Inability to move or feel sensations in one side of his body
B) Poor muscle coordination when signing his name to the prehospital care report
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Generalized anxiety: ________
Fill in the blank with correct ICD-10.