A Patient Demonstrates Difficulty Recalling the Nurse and Therapist's Names

question 40

Multiple Choice

A patient demonstrates difficulty recalling the nurse and therapist's names and is unsure why she is in the hospital.She does remember the names of her best friends and the high school she attends.What is the best description of this patient's deficits?

• A)Dementia
• B)Acute confusional state
• C)Retrograde amnesia
• D)Anterograde amnesia

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