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Your patient is an? 80-year-old male complaining of lower back pain that radiates through to the abdomen. he describes the pain as? "ripping" in nature. he is? pale, diaphoretic, and? anxious, and has a blood pressure of? 210/100 mmhg, a pulse of 112 beats per? minute, and a respiratory rate of 20 breaths per minute. which of the following conditions is most? likely?

a. gallbladder disease
b. abdominal aortic aneurysm
c. bowel obstruction
d. diverticulitis

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An abdominal aortic aneurysm
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