Male, 50 years old, was admitted to the emergencydepartment with abdominal pain for 7 hoursThe patient overate 8 hours before and felt discomfort inthe upper abdomen after drinking alcohol. 7 hours ago,there was sudden severe pain under the xiphoid process,accompanied by nausea and vomiting of stomachcontents several times. 5 hours ago, abdominal painspread to the right lower abdomen with onset of fever.The patient refused to press the abdomen due to pain,irritable, and had cold sweats.Physical examination: T38.6 °C, P104 /min, R24 /min,BP100/60mmHg. Acute painful appearance, irritability,no obvious lesions in cardiopulmonary examination, flatabdomen, no gastrointestinal and peristaltic waves,extensive abdominal muscle tension, tenderness in thesubxiphoid area and right middle and lower abdomen,obvious rebound pain. The most prominent undershoot,liver and spleen are not reached, Murphy sign (-),shifting dullness (-).dullness (-). Bowel sounds are heardoccasionally, and rectal examination is normal.Auxiliary examination: blood examination WBC11×10%/L, Hb 140g/L.Please briefly describe the diagnosis and basis of diagnosis, differential diagnosis, further examination,and treatment principles.

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Phlebotomy Essentials

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