When obtaining the initial health history from a 10-year-old child with abdominal pain and suspected appendicitis, which of the following questions would be most helpful in eliciting data to help...

When obtaining the initial health history from a 10-year-old child with abdominal pain and suspected appendicitis, which of the following questions would be most helpful in eliciting data to help support the diagnosis?

1. “Where did the pain start?”

2. “What did you do for the pain?”

3. “How often do you have a bowel movement?”

4. “Is the pain continuous, or does it let up?”