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What is the normal frequency of bowel sounds heard during auscultation?
What is the normal frequency of bowel sounds heard during auscultation?
- One or two sounds in 2 minutes
- Every 5 to 20 seconds (correct)
- No sounds in 3 to 5 minutes
- Five to six sounds heard in less than 30 seconds
Which assessment technique is used to determine the character, location, and frequency of bowel sounds?
Which assessment technique is used to determine the character, location, and frequency of bowel sounds?
- Inspection
- Percussion
- Palpation
- Auscultation (correct)
What is assessed during percussion of the abdomen?
What is assessed during percussion of the abdomen?
- Skin changes and lesions
- Contour and symmetry of the abdomen
- Overall tympany and dullness (correct)
- Character, location, and frequency of bowel sounds
Which assessment technique is used to assess the size and density of the abdominal organs and detect the presence of air-filled, fluid-filled, or solid masses?
Which assessment technique is used to assess the size and density of the abdominal organs and detect the presence of air-filled, fluid-filled, or solid masses?
Which assessment technique uses light palpation to assess the abdomen?
Which assessment technique uses light palpation to assess the abdomen?
Which assessment technique is used to assess the contour and symmetry of the abdomen?
Which assessment technique is used to assess the contour and symmetry of the abdomen?
What is the term used to describe the absence of bowel sounds during auscultation?
What is the term used to describe the absence of bowel sounds during auscultation?
Which assessment technique is used to determine the presence of air-filled, fluid-filled, or solid masses in the abdomen?
Which assessment technique is used to determine the presence of air-filled, fluid-filled, or solid masses in the abdomen?
What is the term used to describe the presence of five to six bowel sounds heard in less than 30 seconds during auscultation?
What is the term used to describe the presence of five to six bowel sounds heard in less than 30 seconds during auscultation?
Which assessment technique uses light palpation to assess the abdomen?
Which assessment technique uses light palpation to assess the abdomen?
