Observe rigidity over the stomach during palpation

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A 44 year old patient was admitted with blunt force trauma to the abdomen following an ATV crash with a tree. Although an NG tube is in place, during your assessment, you observe rigidity over the stomach during palpation. Which of the following would you suspect? checkmark-icon Aortic dissection checkmark-icon Internal hemorrhage checkmark-icon Compartment syndrome checkmark-icon Splenic laceration.

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