You are called to a residence for a 48-year-old male patient. He is lying in bed and is incoherent. He is unable to follow commands. His blood pressure is 80/40, pulse 136, and respiratory rate of 36. His wife states that he had lower right abdominal pain for about two days and it progressively worsened. He said about an hour ago he had a sudden increase in pain and then became incoherent. The wife states the husband refused to see a doctor before, but she finally called 911. You suspect:A) appendicitis.B) splenic rupture.C) renal colic.D) peritonitis.

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