A patient recently discharged from an alcohol rehabilitation program is brought to the hospital in a state of prostration with severe throbbing headache,tachycardia,a beet-red face,dyspnea,and continuous vomiting.The patient's significant other states the patient got sick about 15 minutes after drinking a glass of wine.The nurse should be guided in assessment by the suspicion that the patient:
A) Is having a stroke
B) Has alcohol intoxication
C) Is reacting to disulfiram (Antabuse)
D) Is exhibiting symptoms of cross-dependence
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