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Patrick is a middle-aged man He was taken to the hospital because he was vomitingblood, had gone into a hemorrhagic shock due to severe bleeding of his gastrointestinalorgans. Examination of his internal organs showed blockage of blood circulation throughhis liver and swelling in his stomach, spleen, pancreas, and esophagus veins. In addition,Patrick had a distended stomach. Patrick's blood work showed that he had low levels of

blood albumin causing edema in his legs and ankles. If his condition is not treated he willsuffer from jaundice, his urine and stool color will change, poisonous substances willaccumulate in his blood, he will exhibit feminine physical characteristics, and his brainwill be damaged. What does Patrick have

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Patrick is a long term alcohol abuser.

http://www.dlcas.com/MAAP/Chronic_Alcoholism.pdf

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Patrick has a nurse about to experience a train wreck of an admission. That's what Patrick has.

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