During your assessment of a 33-year-old female with an altered mental status, you note a fruity odor on her breath. You should:
A. treat her for cyanide poisoning.
B. ask her if she has been drinking.
C. administer a tube of oral glucose.
D. obtain a blood glucose reading.
Ans: D. obtain a blood glucose reading.
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Your patient is a 30-year-old male complaining of pain radiating from the left flank into the groin. He states that it began as a vague pain in his flank, then became very sharp and radiating. Based on his description of his pain, you would also expect him to complain of:
A) inability to urinate. B) purulent urethral discharge. C) fever. D) painful urination.
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