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A 36-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department after being found intoxicated on the sidewalk. She is arousable and reports she had several alcoholic drinks earlier that evening followed by multiple episodes of vomiting containing small amounts of blood. The patient reports stabbing epigastric and right upper quadrant abdominal pain for the past hour. She has no significant past medical history or previous surgeries but is currently on oral contraceptive therapy. Temperature is 37°C (98.6°F), pulse is 101/min, respirations are 18/min and blood pressure is 149/82 mmHg.  Physical examination shows tenderness to palpation in the epigastrium without rebound or guarding. Laboratory findings are as follows:  
 
Laboratory value  Result
CBC, Serum 
Hemoglobin  14.5  g/dL 
 Hematocrit  43.5% 
 Leukocyte count  10,100 /mm3 
 Platelet count  249,000/mm3 
 MCV                        92 fL 
 RDW                    11.5-14.5% 
 Serum
               Sodium  134 mEq/L 
           Potassium  4.2 mEq/L 
              Chloride  98 mEq/L 
                 BUN                    18 mg/dL  
             Creatinine  .85 mg/dL 
              Albumin  3.7  g/dL 
               Lipase  90 U/L (N = 12-70 U/L) 
Which of the following best describes the pathophysiology of this disease process?  

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