You have been dispatched for a patient with severe abdominal pain. On scene, the 57-year- old male patient informs you that he has a past medical history of chronic pancreatitis, which has 'flared up again.' Which precipitating factor would you identify as the most likely cause of the exacerbation?

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You have been dispatched for a patient with severe abdominal pain. On scene, the 57-year- old male patient informs you that he has a past medical history of chronic pancreatitis, which has 'flared up again.' Which precipitating factor would you identify as the most likely cause of the exacerbation?






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