As you care for an elderly patient experiencing a serious medical condition, you would expect any deterioration to take place:

A) slowly and steadily. B) slowly, with a later shift to rapidly.
C) rapidly. D) rapidly, with a later shift to slowly.


A

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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