A patient who is near death will likely exhibit what signs of impending death?
1)Loss of bowel functions and control
2)State of unconsciousness
3)Unusual high level of alertness and response to conversation
4)A condition of "wasting away" (cachexia)

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Terminally ill patients typically experience various stages in preparation for death.Dr.Elizabeth-Kübler Ross has outlined these stages,and there is general agreement as to these stages.The final physiologic events leading to impending death include loss of bowel,unconsciousness,and no appetite with subsequent shutdown of the digestive tract.This leads to a cachexic state.A high state of energy and alertness is not an expected behavior with dying patients.

A Patient Who Is near Death Will Likely Exhibit What