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A patient arrives into one of the emergency department beds that you are allocated. On doing your A to G assessment the patient reports, nausea and vomiting for 3 days, and has severe epigastric pain and tenderness that radiates to their back. Considering the patient, you note that he has a history of gallstones and heavy ETOH use.
a) (2 marks) Based on the above patient’s history name one specific blood test that you would ensure is added to the assessments. Explain why you would choose this specific blood test?
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A patient arrives into one of the emergency department beds that you are allocated. On doing your A