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QUESTION 70
1.
Denise is a 45-year-old female who presents with significant lower abdominal pain. It
started a few days ago and has just gotten steadily worse. She denies any hematuria or
dysuria, but when she voids she feels like "everything is coming out. A physical examination
reveals an abdomen that is tender to palpation but there is no guarding or rebound. Her vital
signs are stable excepting a temperature of 100.9 F. The next step in the evaluation must
include:
C A A complete blood
. count
C B An abdominal flat
. plate
C A pelvic examination
O D A CT scan of the
. abdomen