You are assessing a young male patient who was assaulted with a baseball bat and struck once on the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. You would recognize that this patient has? Kehr's sign when he makes which? statement?
A) "I am having a hard time breathing!"
B) "My belly hurts really bad."
C) "My left shoulder is killing me!"
D) "It really hurts for me to breathe."
Ans: C) "My left shoulder is killing me!"
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