A 19-year-old man is brought to the emergency department 30 minutes after being stabbed in a gang fight. He is conscious and has severe abdominal pain. His pulse is 100/min, respirations are 24/min, and blood pressure is 90/55 mm Hg. Abdominal examination shows a stab wound in the right upper quadrant, and diffuse tenderness with guarding. During an exploratory operation, a briskly bleeding lacerated liver is identified. In order to gain temporary control of the bleeding, the surgeon inserts a finger into the epiploic foramen and compresses the hepatoduodenal liaament. Which of the following arteries is being compressed in this patient? A) Celiac B) Left gastric C) Proper hepatic D) Right gastroepiploic E) Splenic
A 19-year-old man is brought to the emergency department 30 minutes after being stabbed in a gang fight. He is conscious and has severe abdominal pain. His pulse is 100/min, respirations are 24/min, and blood pressure is 90/55 mm Hg. Abdominal examination shows a stab wound in the right upper quadrant, and diffuse tenderness with guarding. During an exploratory operation, a briskly bleeding lacerated liver is identified. In order to gain temporary control of the bleeding, the surgeon inserts a finger into the epiploic foramen and compresses the hepatoduodenal liaament. Which of the following arteries is being compressed in this patient? A) Celiac B) Left gastric C) Proper hepatic D) Right gastroepiploic E) Splenic
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A 19-year-old man is brought to the emergency department 30 minutes after being stabbed in a gang fight. He is conscious and has severe abdominal pain. His pulse is 100/min, respirations are 24/min, and blood pressure is 90/55 mm Hg. Abdominal examination shows a stab wound in the right upper quadrant, and diffuse tenderness with guarding. During an exploratory operation, a briskly bleeding lacerated liver is identified. In order to gain temporary control of the bleeding, the surgeon inserts a finger into the epiploic foramen and compresses the hepatoduodenal liaament. Which of the following arteries is being compressed in this patient?
A) Celiac
B) Left gastric
C) Proper hepatic
D) Right gastroepiploic
E) Splenic
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