Multiple Choice
A patient was admitted with severe abdominal pain, elevated temperature, and nausea. The physical examination indicated possible cholecystitis. Acute and chronic pancreatitis secondary to alcoholism was recorded on the face sheet as the final diagnosis. The principal diagnosis is
A) alcoholism.
B) abdominal pain.
C) cholecystitis.
D) acute pancreatitis.
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