When assessing an 82-year-old female who takes multiple medications, you should:
A. ascertain the names of all of her physicians.
B. ask her if she took her medications today.
C. assume that she has inadvertently overdosed.
D. determine overall medication compliance.
Ans: D. determine overall medication compliance.
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