As You Perform the Iliopsoas Muscle Test on a Patient

As you perform the iliopsoas muscle test on a patient with acute abdominal pain,the patient complains of pain in the right lower quadrant as you place your left hand over his right thigh and

A) press upward with your right hand under his thigh as he raises his leg.
B) gently jab his abdomen with a pin.
C) press downward on his right thigh as he raises his leg, flexing at the hip.
D) flex his leg at the hip and knee with your right hand under his lower leg.

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