When he enters the room of a 62-year-old female with an unknown medical complaint, which of the following clues observed during the scene size-up would most increase the EMT's suspicion that the patient is suffering from an acute abdominal condition?
A) The patient is in her nightgown and the air conditioning on "high."
B) A portable commode is next to the bed.
C) The patient is lying on her side with her knees drawn to her chest.
D) The patient is wearing a nasal cannula attached to oxygen at 2 lpm.
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