Which assessment findings would most likely indicate perforation of the ulcer?

A rigid. board-like abdomen

Perforation of an ulcer is a surgical emergency and is characterized by sudden. sharp. intolerable severe pain beginning in the mid epigastric area and spreading over the abdomen. which becomes rigid and board-like. Nausea and vomiting may occur. Tachycardia may occur as hypovolemic shock develops. Numbness in the legs is not an associated finding.