A patient reports sudden, severe abdominal pain. If the patient has acute appendicitis, which of the following quadrants will be tender upon examination?
A. Right upper quadrant
B. Right lower quadrant
C. Left lower quadrant
D. Left upper quadrant
Answer (2)
Acute appendicitis typically causes severe abdominal pain that is tender in the right lower quadrant . This localization is crucial for diagnosis, as pain in other quadrants suggests different conditions. Monitoring for symptoms like nausea and fever is also important in the assessment. ;
The correct answer is the right lower quadrant, where tenderness is typically found in cases of acute appendicitis. This is due to the inflammation of the appendix located in this area. Other quadrants are generally not associated with appendicitis symptoms.
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