When assessing the pain in a client diagnosed with appendicitis, the nurse would expect to assess:
1. extreme pain with slight palpation anywhere on the abdomen.
2. pain in the upper back when the right lower quadrant is palpated.
3. more pain when the pressure is released in the right lower quadrant.
4. no pain when the abdomen is palpated.
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Typically rebound pain is associated with appendicitis. Rebound pain is described as more pain when pressure is released than when pressure is applied. Appendicitis pain is not associated with pain anywhere on the abdomen upon slight palpation. Appendicitis pain is not typically assessed in the upper back. Appendicitis is associated with pain.
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