Your patient is unresponsive and there is no evidence of trauma. Which piece of information given to you by the patient's family is most important in relation to the treatment of a possible stroke?

a. "He forgot to take his blood thinner last night."
b. "We think he had too much to drink last night."
c. "We noticed him acting oddly about 7 p.m. last night."
d. "He took some ibuprofen last night for a fever and cough."

Answer: c

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