A patient was admitted last night with a hip fracture sustained in a fall while intoxicated.The patient points to the Buck traction and screams,"Somebody tied me up with ropes." The patient is experiencing:

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The patient is misinterpreting a sensory perception when seeing a noose instead of traction.Illusions are common in early withdrawal from alcohol.A delusion is a fixed,false belief.Hallucinations are sensory perceptions occurring in the absence of a stimulus.Hypnagogic phenomena are sensory disturbances that occur between waking and sleeping.

A Patient Was Admitted Last Night with a Hip Fracture