You are called to a 25-year-old male complaining of right lower quadrant (RLQ)pain.His other symptoms are nausea and vomiting,fever,and decreasing pain in the umbilicus area.As an EMT,you feel this patient might have:

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The symptoms of RLQ pain, nausea and vomiting, and fever indicate possible appendicitis. The decreasing pain in the umbilicus area is a common sign of appendicitis as the inflammation shifts from the mid-abdomen to the RLQ. Pancreatitis and cholecystitis usually have upper abdominal pain and are less likely to present with RLQ pain. Peritonitis may present with RLQ pain but typically has more severe symptoms such as rigidity, rebound tenderness, and fever.

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