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According to the following discharge summary, which is true about this patient? HPI
Mrs) Roxana Collach presented to the ED with a 2-day history of increasing epigastric pain. She described the pain as constant and dull with radiation to her back. She also had progressive anorexia. She denied nausea, emesis, or diarrhea. She was febrile in the ED and had marked epigastric tenderness on exam with guarding. Her abdomen was slightly distended and she was mildly jaundiced. Her elevated amylase and lipase confirmed the suspicion of acute pancreatitis. She was admitted for pain control and IVF.


A) Her anorexia was getting better.
B) She did not have a fever when she arrived.
C) She did not have any epigastric tenderness.
D) She was diagnosed with pancreatitis.
E) She was not given intravenous fluids.

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