A middle-aged female patient has dialed 911 for an abdominal emergency. On scene, she informs you she has a bad gallbladder and it has been increasingly bothering her, thus she needs transport to the hospital for further care. Your assessment reveals tenderness and mild discomfort to the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. She also states that her right shoulder is aching. Given the patient's

complaint, the EMT would recognize the shoulder pain as:

A) referred pain.
B) false pain.
C) unrelated pain.
D) muscular pain.


A

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A known CML patient's blood is received in the lab for a routine CBC. The laboraty professional counts 55% blasts in the smear. The most likely reason for this occurrence is that the patient is in:

a. The chronic phase of CML b. The terminal phase of CML c. A blast crisis d. The transition phase

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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