Your patient is a? 48-year-old female with advanced hepatitis secondary to drug and alcohol abuse. She is confused and is noncompliant with her medications. Which of the following is the most likely cause of her? confusion?

a. Anemia
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Elevated ammonia levels
d. Hypercoagulative state


Answer: c. Elevated ammonia levels

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