A 22-year-old man is brought to the Emergency Department with nausea, fever, loss of appetite, and right lower quadrant pain. He was in his usual state of good health until about 1 day prior to admission when he began having poorly localized abdominal pain. The pain worsened and became sharp and localized to the right lower quadrant. His fever also worsened, and he was found to have an elevated white blood cell count.
What is the most common early symptom of the patient's condition?
A)1 Fever
B) Diffuse abdominal pain
C) Nausea
D) Pain localized to the lower right quadrant
E) Vomiting
