Your patient is a 75-year-old female complaining of constipation and abdominal pain for two days. Your physical examination reveals a moderately distended abdomen. Which of the following is the best course of action?
A) Advise the patient to use an enema.
B) Contact medical control for approval to refuse treatment and transport.
C) Transport the patient, because she has a potentially serious medical problem.
D) Advise the patient to use a laxative.
C
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