Multiple Choice
A patient is complaining of abdominal pain, nausea with vomiting, malaise, and a low-grade fever attributed to eating some "bad food" 4 hours ago. The abdomen is soft and rounded, with hypoactive bowel sounds after 5 minutes of auscultation to each quadrant. Which assessment finding is inconsistent with gastroenteritis?
A) Malaise
B) Low-grade fever
C) Hypoactive bowel sounds
D) Soft, rounded abdomen
E) Abdominal pain
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