Your Patient Is Complaining of Acute, Intense, Sharp Epigastric Pain

Multiple Choice

Your patient is complaining of acute, intense, sharp epigastric pain that radiates to the back and left scapula, with nausea and vomiting. Based on this history, your prioritized physical examination should be to:

A) percuss for ascites.
B) assess for rebound tenderness.
C) inspect for ecchymosis of the flank.
D) auscultate for abdominal bruits.