A patient informs you that he was recently diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). He states that the surgeon did not want to operate on it immediately because he felt it was stable and not worth the risks that surgery posed. Tonight the patient states that he suddenly developed abdominal pain and wants to be evaluated in the hospital to see if the AAA has increased in size. Given this
history, which of the following assessment findings would cause the EMT to suspect that the AAA is the cause of the abdominal pain?
A) "Tearing" pain located to the back
B) Temperature of 101°F
C) Pain that subsides when the patient lies still
D) Inability to urinate
A
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