0. A 28 year old female is seen to pass out while walking down the street and bystanders call 911. The patient reports she is having significant abdominal pain on your arrival. She does not know when her last period was. She does not know if she is pregnant. Her heart rate is 90, blood pressure is 85/60, she is breathing 20 times per minute. She is alert and oriented. What is the most likely life threatening process that she could have based on this story? Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Kidney stone Ruptured ectopic pregnancy Aortic dissection
0. A 28 year old female is seen to pass out while walking down the street and bystanders call 911. The patient reports she is having significant abdominal pain on your arrival. She does not know when her last period was. She does not know if she is pregnant. Her heart rate is 90, blood pressure is 85/60, she is breathing 20 times per minute. She is alert and oriented. What is the most likely life threatening process that she could have based on this story? Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Kidney stone Ruptured ectopic pregnancy Aortic dissection
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Transcribed Image Text:10. A 28 year old female is seen to pass out while walking down the street and bystanders call 911. The patient reports she is
having significant abdominal pain on your arrival. She does not know when her last period was. She does not know if she
is pregnant. Her heart rate is 90, blood pressure is 85/60, she is breathing 20 times per minute. She is alert and oriented.
What is the most likely life threatening process that she could have based on this story?
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Kidney stone
Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
Aortic dissection
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