Which assessment finding alerts the nurse to the likelihood that the patient has a distended bladder?
A) Percussion in the middle of the lower abdomen elicits a dull sound.
B) The patient states, "My back is killing me."
C) Percussion over the costovertebral angle produces pain.
D) The patient complains of colicky pain in the side.
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