You arrive on the scene to find an approximately 60-year-old male patient writhing on the floor. He is complaining of a tearing pain radiating to his lower back. He has absent femoral pulses and has a pulsatile mass just superior to his umbilicus. You suspect which of the following conditions?
A) Myocardial infarction B) Abdominal aortic aneurysm
C) Ruptured appendix D) Acute pancreatitis
B
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a. Blood cells b. Serum electrolytes c. Plasma hormone levels d. Bacteria in the blood
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____________________ fibers connect directly with the ventricular myocardium, allowing the ventricles to contract nearly simultaneously as a functional syncytium.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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