You respond, along with fire department medical responders, to a 48-year-old woman having a syncopal episode in the bathroom. You find the patient sitting on the commode vomiting into the trashcan. The vomitus appears to look like coffee grounds and has a foul smell. The patient is pale and has been weak for the past few days. She MOST likely has:
A) peritonitis.
B) abdominal aortic aneurysm.
C) hernia.
D) GI bleeding.
Answer: D
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a. 15% c. 30% b. 20% d. 72%