Your patient is an approximately 60-year-old male who presents at a local shopping mall unresponsive. Initial assessment findings are as follows: "Pt is unresponsive, has a weak rapid radial pulse, seems confused, pale, cool and clammy skin." A rapid medical assessment reveals a medical alert bracelet with insulin-dependent diabetic on it. Based on your initial assessment, what is the most likely cause of the patient's condition?
A) Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic coma (HHNK)
B) Hypoglycemia
C) Hyperglycemia
D) Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
Answer: B) Hypoglycemia
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