An alert and oriented 69-year-old female is complaining of low, right-sided abdominal pain. She describes the pain as "knife-like" and states that it started suddenly 1 hour ago. Her only medical history is hypertension for which she takes the medication lisinopril. Which of the following assessment findings shows that the EMT is appropriately assessing this patient?

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The fact that there is no abdominal guarding noted is important since guarding is a sign of potential intra-abdominal pathology. The other assessment findings mentioned are not related to the patient's chief complaint of right-sided abdominal pain.

An Alert and Oriented 69-Year-Old Female Is Complaining of Low