An ambulance is rushing a man to the emergency room with a knife wound. The man was stabbed in the upper-right side of his abdomen and has a large amount of internal bleeding. What vital organ has most likely been damaged by the knife wound?
A. heart
B. liver
C. pancreas
D. gall bladder
E. appendix
F. stomach
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· What is the key concept addressed by the question?
· What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
· What do you know about which organ is in the upper right side of the abdomen and has a lot of blood flow? What other information is related to the question?
Choose Answer
· Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
· Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
B. liver
Clarify Question
· What is the key concept addressed by the question?
o The question asks about which organ is in the upper right side of the abdomen and has a lot of blood flow.
· What type of thinking is required?
o You are being asked to apply your knowledge about which organ is in the upper right side of the abdomen and has a lot of blood flow.
Gather Content
· What do you know about which organ is in the upper right side of the abdomen and has a lot of blood flow? What other information is related to the question?
o The liver is a large organ in the upper-right side of the abdomen. To maintain blood homeostasis, the liver regulates lipid and carbohydrate levels among other metabolites. To accomplish this there is a high level of blood flow through the liver. The other organs. The gall bladder, pancreas, stomach and appendix are all in the abdomen, but do not receive as much blood flow and are not in the upper right side of the abdomen. The heart is in the thoracic cavity.
Choose Answer
· Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
o The liver is a large organ in the upper right corner of the abdomen with a large amount of blood flow. If the man had a knife wound in this region the most likely organ involved is the liver.
Reflect on Process
· Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
o This question asked you to apply your knowledge about which organ is in the upper right side of the abdomen and has a lot of blood flow. If you got the correct answer, great job! If you got an incorrect answer, where did the process break down? Did you remember that the heart was in the thoracic cavity? Did you think that the gall bladder, pancreas, stomach or appendix were in the upper right corner of the adbomen?
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