A Patient Who Has Just Had Her First Postoperative Dinner

A patient who has just had her first postoperative dinner out to celebrate her recovery from an intestinal bypass is brought to the emergency room by her spouse. He reports that the patient seems disoriented and is slurring her words. The patient did not have any alcohol with her pasta dinner. Which of the following might be the cause of her symptoms?

A) Ketoacidosis
B) Lactic acidosis
C) Hypercapnia
D) Hypothalemia

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