Acute abdominal pain in a female of childbearing age should be assumed to be:
A. an ovarian cyst.
B. a sexually transmitted disease.
C. pelvic inflammatory disease.
D. a ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
Answer: D. a ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
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