When performing a secondary assessment on a responsive patient with nontraumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs, you should:
A. focus on his or her chief complaint.
B. examine him or her from head to toe.
C. prepare the patient for transport first.
D. only palpate tender areas of the abdomen.
Ans: A. focus on his or her chief complaint.
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