Use the following to answer the next three questions:A 32-ye…
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 current intense, localized, stabbing pain can be described as which type of pain?
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Paramedics are called to the home of a patient who tells you that he has been sick for weeks with flu-like symptoms, loss of appetite, fever, and joint pain. His skin is jaundiced, and he states that the color of his urine has been dark. What type of hepatitis infection should the paramedics suspect?
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