An intoxicated patient is complaining of a severe headache and a large bruise to the left side of his face after accidentally being struck with a baseball bat. In this situation, being struck with the baseball bat is called the:

A) mechanism of injury.
B) chief complaint.
C) differential diagnosis.
D) nature of illness.

Answer: A

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