The father of a 45-year-old male with mental retardation summoned EMS because his son was not acting right. The patient is awake, but is nonverbal, which is not typical per the father. Your assessment reveals no abnormalities, and vital signs are normal. When calling the chief complaint into the hospital you would state that the patient:
A) "has an unknown chief complaint at this time."
B) "is awake and nonverbal."
C) "is not acting himself per his father."
D) "appears to be sick and not feeling well."
C
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