A nurse walked into the hospital room of an elderly patient one morning and found the patient unconscious. The patient’s bladder and bowels had released during the night, and his skin was pale and cool. Doctors immediately checked and found that tumors in his brain had ruptured. What is the most likely explanation of what happened to the patient and what will happen next? The patient died of cancer and his body will go into rigor mortis.

The patient died of lung disease and his body will go into rigor mortis.

The patient has cancer and he will be treated with chemotherapy.

The patient has lung disease and he will be treated with chemotherapy.