SCENARIO 2: You are called to a patient's hospital room by family members. According to the family, the 63-year-old patient was awaiting discharge for a diabetes mellitus-related complication when she suddenly started to slur her speech. This started about 10 minutes ago. You examine the woman and ask her to smile. One side of her face does not lift symmetrically with the other. You then ask her to close her eyes and hold both arms in front of her, palms up. She cannot lift one arm. She is in no acute pain. What is most likely occurring in this patient?
a) Hemorrhagic stroke
b) Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
c) Hypoglycemic event
d) Diabetic neuropathy