A 49-year-old male presents with chronic abdominal pain. The patient has a history of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis with constant abdominal pain. He has abstained from alcohol for the past 2 years, and has made a sincere effort to be free of narcotic analgesics. His BMI is 23 kg/m2, and his fasting blood glucose is normal. CT scan shows an enlarged pancreatic head, and the distal pancreatic duct is small. The patient is requesting an operative procedure because he cannot tolerate the chronic pain any longer. Which of the following procedures is most appropriate for this patient?
A. Celiac block
B. Frey
C. Puestow
D. Beger
E. Total
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A. Fever
B. Redness
C. Lethargy
D. General Body Aches
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A nurse is caring for a child that weighs 46 kg. What is the child’s maintenance fluid requirement in milliliters per hour? (round to whole number)
A. 2020 mL/hr
B. 85 mL/hr
C. 2020 L/hr
D. 84 mL/hr