The EMT is transporting a patient with the diagnosis of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. The EMT recognizes that this patient has a past medical history of:
A) Alcoholism
B) Drug abuse
C) Pancreatic failure
D) Liver failure
A) Alcoholism
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