A Patient Presents to the Emergency Department with Reports of Bloody

Multiple Choice

A patient presents to the emergency department with reports of bloody diarrhea.During assessment,the patient becomes increasingly lethargic.The nurse's emergency interventions are based on which potential patient problems? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

A) There is insufficient perfusion to the patient's brain.
B) There is impairment of gas exchange at the alveolar level.
C) The patient is at higher risk for infection.
D) The patient is at risk for altered nutrition secondary to anorexia or nothing by mouth (NPO) status.
E) The patient is at risk for confusion.