How should you classify a patient's nature of illness if he or she has a low blood glucose level, bizarre behavior, and shallow breathing?

A) Cardiac compromise
B) Altered mental status
C) Behavioral emergency
D) Respiratory emergency


Ans: B) Altered mental status

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A) Appeals to a court decision are prohibited, and a plaintiff would be required to stand before the Supreme Court. B) Final judgment of a competent court is conclusive upon the parties in any subsequent litigation involving the same cause of action. C) Parties of a lawsuit have the option of bringing a subsequent action raising the same claim or demand. D) Plaintiff can re-prosecute the defendant if a valid final judgment was administered by the court.

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