You are dispatched to a private residence for a patient with back pain. upon your arrival, the wife leads you into the family ro
om where her husband is sitting in a chair. he is complaining of severe back pain. he states he was watching tv when he got up to get a drink. on his way to the kitchen, he felt a "tearing" pain in his abdomen. the pain then moved to his back. your patient is most likely experiencing a(n):
