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Use the following information to answer the next three questions:Paramedics are evaluating a 45-year-old obese woman who is complaining of upper right quadrant pain that radiates to her right scapula. The woman is diabetic and takes oral contraceptives. She had just finished a fast-food meal of French fries and a hamburger when the pain started. This disease results from an inflammation of which organ? (Refer to the previously described scenario.)
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Paramedics are called to the home of a 72-year-old male who tells you that he has had chills, fever, headache, muscular ache, loss of appetite, and fatigue for 5 days. A day after these symptoms began, he developed an upper respiratory infection and cough. What should the paramedics suspect?
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Use the following to answer the next three questions:A 32-year-old male presents with abdominal pain. He states that the pain began 2 hours ago and was primarily around the umbilicus. The original pain is described as crampy and diffuse. The patient states that the pain is now centered in the lower right quadrant and is intense and stabbing. The physical examination reveals that the patient is diaphoretic and that there is an increase in pain on palpation in the lower right quadrant; he is lying in the fetal position. The original diffuse, crampy pain surrounding the umbilicus can be described as which type of pain?
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