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You have a patient with severe lower right abdominal​ pain, sharp in characteristic. although the paramedic should assess the​ abdomen, what may result if you repeatedly palpate for rebound tenderness in the area of​ mcburney's point

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The result of the same assess or repeated assess to the affected area may complicate the condition of the patient. The observation base on the severe pain and sharp characteristic is called Appendicitis and it needs emergency surgery. Severity of the condition means it has already been burst.
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