A Patient Was Admitted into the Critical Care Unit 3

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient was admitted into the critical care unit 3 days ago.She has just been weaned from mechanical ventilation.She suddenly becomes confused, seeing nonexistent animals in her room and pulling at her gown.You suspect this patient is

• A) experiencing delirium or "ICU psychosis."
• B) experiencing confusion caused by increased hypoxia.
• C) hypocalcemic.
• D) acting out to receive the attention she was getting while intubated.

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Definitions:

Excess Supply

Excess supply, also known as surplus, occurs when the quantity of a good or service offered for sale exceeds the quantity demanded at the current price.

Market Equilibrium

The condition in which the quantity of a good supplied is equal to the quantity demanded, resulting in no economic pressure to change the price or quantity.

Unregulated Market

A market where there is no governmental control or interference in the transactions between buyers and sellers.

Quantity Supplied

The volume of goods or services that suppliers can and are prepared to dispatch in the market at a particular price point within a defined duration.