A 42-year-old female patient is crying and states that she has sharp abdominal pain that she localizes to her right lower quadrant. When assessing this patient's abdomen, the EMT would:
A) Start palpating in the left upper quadrant
B) Avoid palpating the entire abdomen
C) Start palpating in the right lower quadrant
D) Avoid palpating the right lower quadrant
A) Start palpating in the left upper quadrant
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