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A nursing assistant was monitoring a patient who was vomiting. She noticed that the vomit looked like coffee grounds. What does this indicate to the nursing assistant?

the patient is aspirating
the patient is bleeding
the patient has dementia
the patient has dehydration

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Answer: dementia

Step-by-step explanation:

It’s either between aspiration or dementia. Aspiration is where where you could choke on something like saliva while laying down but that usually happens to someone who is unconscious.

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