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Edgardo Yoast is a 72-year-old male who was brought to the ED today from a nearby extended care facility due to increasing unresponsiveness over the past 24 hours. He weighs 81.8 kg, has no known allergies, and takes memantine and vitamin E. He only responds to painful stimuli by groaning even though his eyes open spontaneously. He does not follow commands. His blood pressure has dropped to the low 100s/60s. His skin is flushed and cool to touch. His respirations are 26 and slightly labored. Admission orders have been written. Mr. Yoast has been a resident of a local extended care facility for the past 10 years because his family is no longer able to care for him due to his Alzheimer's disease. His medical and surgical history is fairly insignificant but he is positive for mild hypertension, for which he receives no medications. His blood pressure normally runs in the 140s to 160s/90s. His normal mental status includes responsiveness to his name and following the routine of the extended care facility appropriately. He is normally able to feed and toilet himself, but on occasion, he is incontinent of both urine and stool. The nurse at the extended care facility reports the patient has just completed a course of antibiotics for a urinary tract infection. Vital Signs: HR 132, BP 82/58, RR 26, SpO2 94% on room air, Temp 35.4. No labs have resulted as yet and we can't get his daughter on the phone for more history or code status. Write an SBAR using the patient information above. How/what would you say for A (assessment)?