A 31-year-old patient is in the emergency department complai…

A 31-year-old patient is in the emergency department complaining of a fever and severe lower right quadrant abdominal pain that they rate as a 9 out of 10. The patient tells you that they have suffered from dull, generalized abdominal discomfort for approximately 7 hours and in the past hour the pain focused and intensified just below the beltline on their right side. The paramedic should suspect:

A female patient is complaining of “morning sickness.”  She…

A female patient is complaining of “morning sickness.”  She reports she has recently stopped taking prednisone for a recent allergic reaction to nuts, but otherwise takes no medicines. She is also concerned about the skin on her arms and legs darkening and says she cannot get enough salt on her food. The paramedic should suspect: