Kelly shows up at an emergency room demanding immediate treatment for bleeding and abdominal cramps.Later,hospital workers find evidence that Kelly injected herself with a blood thinner to cause the bleeding and then she faked the cramps just to gain admission to the hospital.Kelly denies everything and leaves the hospital to find someone who will "treat me properly!" What condition does?Kelly most likely have?

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Kelly's behavior is consistent with Munchausen syndrome, a disorder in which a person fakes or creates symptoms in order to gain attention or sympathy from medical professionals. Her injection of a blood thinner is likely an attempt to make her condition seem more severe and urgent. The fact that she denies everything and seeks out other medical professionals suggests a pattern of seeking attention through medical means.

Kelly Shows Up at an Emergency Room Demanding Immediate Treatment