Question

A 47 year-old woman presents with 24 hours of moderate epigastric pain and vomiting. She is tender in both upper quadrants. She does not drink alcohol and takes no medications. Her WBC is 14.5 x 109/L and lipase is 2,400 U/L, and she undergoes right upper quadrant ultrasonography. Which statement accurately describes appropriate diagnostic interpretation of her findings?

Answer 1

Answer:

The best answer to the question: Which statement accurately describes appropriate diagnostic interpretation of her findings, would be: This woman is coursing with acute pancreatitis.

Explanation:

Although there are no statement, there is no other way to interpret what has been found. Because of the elevated levels of lipase, an enzyme which is produced by the pancreas, and which, when found elevated in blood, indicates that something is going on with the pancreas, we can almost certainly say that she is presenting with acute pancreatitis. Other signs that point to this are the tenderness in both of the upper quadrants, the presence of vomiting and epigastric pain, and the absence of other symptoms that would at first might have pointed towards the liver. However, the signs and symptoms this woman is showing, and the lab results, point to only one possible diagnosis at this point, and which would be confirmed by the ultrasonography.