A 72-year-old woman is found unresponsive in her poorly ventilated home. Her skin is flushed, hot, and dry, and her respirations are rapid and shallow. She is wearing a medical alert bracelet that states she is a diabetic and is allergic to sulfa drugs. You should be MOST suspicious for:

A) heat stroke.
B) anaphylactic shock.
C) acute ischemic stroke.
D) a diabetic complication.


Ans: A) heat stroke.

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