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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2011

A 62-year-old patient has been delivered to the surgical department with complaints of sudden pain in the umbilical region irradiating to the back and groin, which was accompanied by a syncope. Objectively: the patient is in grave condition, umbilical region is tender on palpation, bowel sounds are diminished. AP drop is present. USI reveals: free fluid in the abdomen, thickening of the wall of the abdominal aorta. The most likely diagnosis is:

Answer options

  1. Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurism
  2. Peritonitis
  3. Acute pancreatitis
  4. Acute appendicitis
  5. Stomach ulcer perforation
Correct answer

Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurism

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