During the summer months, you work as an EMT at a first aid station that helps people who hike trails in the high mountains of the western United States. One afternoon, you are presented with a 42-year-old male patient who was just at an altitude of 14,000 feet while hiking. The patient states that while at this altitude he experienced a severe headache, became very uncoordinated and stumbled often, and felt very nauseous. He became scared, so he left the trail to be seen in the first aid station. The patient indicates that he feels better now. Given this description, what would be the most likely differential diagnosis?
A) High-altitude pulmonary edema
B) High-altitude cerebral edema
C) High-altitude coronary thrombosis
D) High-altitude neurologic thrombosis
B) High-altitude cerebral edema
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A) Determining whether the patient is a threat to himself B) Evaluating for a preexisting medical condition C) Ensuring the safety of you and your partner D) Assessing and managing the patient's airway