Your patient is a 44-year-old woman who is alert and in mild distress. She states that she had an acute onset of sharp, right lower quadrant abdominal pain last evening while having intercourse and that the pain has not subsided. Physical examination reveals tenderness with palpation to the lower right abdominal quadrant. Vital signs are: heart rate 98, respirations 16, blood pressure 116/78
mmHg. She reports she had a tubal ligation ten years ago and that she has several small fibroid tumors. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?
A) Ectopic pregnancy
B) Pelvic inflammatory disease
C) Mittelschmerz
D) Ruptured ovarian cyst
D
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