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Your patient is a 77-year-old man whose wife called for EMS because he began acting confused a few hours ago. The patient has high blood pressure and benign prostatic hypertrophy. The patient is agitated and does not understand why you are there. Your assessment reveals cool, moist skin; a heart rate of 92 with occasional PVCs on the monitor; a respiratory rate of 24; and blood pressure of 130/70. The patient's breath sounds are equal bilaterally and clear. His oxygen saturation is 89 percent on room air. The patient is uncooperative in giving a history, and his wife denies he has a cough or fever. Which of the following should you include in your differential diagnoses?

1. Pulmonary embolism
2. Myocardial infarction
3. Congestive heart failure
4. Pneumonia
A) 1, 2, 3, and 4
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 only
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I'll be around if you need anything else
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