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A 65-year-old man is brought by his wife to the emergency department for evaluation of confusion. The wife states that he has a history of alcohol use disorder and has been away from home for the past 5 days. He returned that morning in an agitated state and confused. He has  no cough, shortness of breath, headache, or dysuria. He appears agitated and believes he is in his primary care doctor’s office and is yelling to see his primary care doctor. He cannot perform serial 7s on a mental status exam. Temperature is 38.1ºC (100.6 ºF), pulse is 126/min, blood pressure is 152/91 mmHg, respirations are 20/min, and SpO2 is 100% on room air. On physical examination, the patient is diaphoretic and appears restless and confused. Which of the following findings would help determine if the cause of this patient’s altered mental status is due to alcohol intoxication or alcohol withdrawal?  

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