Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Emergencies Practice Test

An 82-year-old female with a history of atrial fibrillation presents with the sudden onset of severe, diffuse abdominal pain, which she rates as 10/10. During your assessment, you are surprised to find that her abdomen is soft, non-distended, and non-tender to palpation. The patient is extremely restless and appears to be in agony.

You are assessing a 2-year-old child with a 2-day history of profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. The child is listless, with sunken eyes, dry mucous membranes, and delayed capillary refill of 4 seconds. The parent states the child has not had a wet diaper in over 12 hours. The child's heart rate is 160 bpm.