Use the following to answer the next two questions:Paramedics are called to treat a 40-year-old woman complaining of severe epigastric pain. The pain began suddenly and radiates from the mid-umbilicus to her back and shoulders. She has a fever and is tachycardic. The patient has been an alcoholic for 10 years. The cause of this patient’s condition is probably related to:

Use the following to answer the next two questions:Paramedics are called to treat a 40-year-old woman complaining of severe epigastric pain. The pain began suddenly and radiates from the mid-umbilicus to her back and shoulders. She has a fever and is tachycardic. The patient has been an alcoholic for 10 years. Based on the signs and symptoms, the paramedic should suspect which illness?  (Refer to the previously described scenario.)

Use the following to answer the next three questions:Paramedics are called to the home of a 50-year-old male alcoholic with a history of cirrhosis of the liver. He called 911 today because he has been vomiting bright-red blood. His vital signs are pulse 110, BP 98/60, R 20. Paramedics are called to the home of a 50-year-old male alcoholic with a history of cirrhosis of the liver. He called 911 today because he has been vomiting bright-red blood. His vital signs are pulse 110, BP 98/60, R 20. What is the likely cause of this patient’s bleeding? (Refer to the previously described scenario.)

A 49-year-old transplant recipient has been recently diagnosed with Addison’s disease. Which medication class is this patient likely prescribed on a routine basis?

Which hormone is secreted when serum glucose levels rise?

What are the fundamental cellular units of the immune system?

Why is glucagon effective in treating hypoglycemia?

What is a major effect of glucagon?

The H. pylori bacterium is a common cause of which condition?

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?