11-21-2011, 06:25 AM
Following a week of binge drinking, a patient is admitted with severe
upper abdominal pain with radiation to the back. He describes the pain
as steady, but notes that it is more severe when he lays down on his
back. His blood pressure starts to drop, but no source of bleeding
is identified. The patient's white count is within normal limits.
Which of the following laboratory tests will most likely be diagnostic?
A. Antinuclear antibodies
B. IgG levels
C. Reticulocyte count
D. Serum acid phosphatase
E. Serum amylase
upper abdominal pain with radiation to the back. He describes the pain
as steady, but notes that it is more severe when he lays down on his
back. His blood pressure starts to drop, but no source of bleeding
is identified. The patient's white count is within normal limits.
Which of the following laboratory tests will most likely be diagnostic?
A. Antinuclear antibodies
B. IgG levels
C. Reticulocyte count
D. Serum acid phosphatase
E. Serum amylase