You are called to the scene of a 16-year-old female patient complaining of severe lower quadrant abdominal pain.The patient states she is sexually active.Upon palpation,you observe rebound tenderness in the right lower quadrant.You suspect:

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The symptoms (lower quadrant abdominal pain and rebound tenderness in the right lower quadrant) are indicative of appendicitis, which is a medical emergency requiring prompt intervention. Ectopic pregnancy, cholecystitis, and renal colic may also cause lower quadrant abdominal pain, but none of them typically present with rebound tenderness in the right lower quadrant.

You Are Called to the Scene of a 16-Year-Old Female